A Basic Characteristic of Flexible Manufacturing Is That It

question 211

Multiple Choice

A basic characteristic of flexible manufacturing is that it

• A) relies heavily on labor, since humans are more adaptable than machines.
• B) uses machines designed to perform multiple tasks so they can be used to produce a variety of products.
• C) achieves its flexibility at the cost of much slower rates of production than mass production techniques.
• D) is only possible when using mass-production processes.

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