Combining Parts or Products with Similar Characteristics into Families and Setting

question 98

Multiple Choice

Combining parts or products with similar characteristics into families and setting machines aside for their production is known as:

• A) the one-worker, multiple machines (OWMM) method of production.
• B) the standardized component method of manufacturing.
• C) group technology.
• D) the flexible workforce approach to manufacturing.

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