Which of the Following Is Characteristic of Lean Operations

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is characteristic of lean operations?

• A) inventory buffers between each workstation to minimize system downtime
• B) easy, mindless jobs
• C) specialty workers with no cross-training
• D) low space requirements
• E) no supplier partnerships

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User Cost

The opportunity cost of using a good, service, or resource, including the cost of foregoing the next best alternative use.

Extraction Cost Curve

Illustrates the relationship between the quantity of a resource extracted and the cost of extraction, typically showing increasing costs as more of the resource is extracted.

Marginal Extraction Costs

The additional costs incurred for extracting one more unit of a resource, which may increase as the resource becomes scarcer.

Resource

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