Which of the following outcomes are objectives of a focused factory?
I. Worker specialization
II. Simplified routings
III. Emphasis on end-product throughput

An immediate benefit of implementing lean manufacturing improvement is:

Production activity control is essential to a closed-loop system because it:

Which of the following costing methods shows the greatest apparent profit in a time of inflation?

Which of the following performance metrics best measures customers satisfaction?

A supplier of roller bearing makes lots of 10000 and short them automatically according to size. In a typical lot of 1000, the sizes break into the categories: The product requires rollers on target or, at most, 0.0001 oversize. Experience indicated that 100% must be respected before use because the machine inspection lets a few defective units slip through. The supplier should be encouraged to take which of the following actions?

A work center has a balance between the scheduled input and output over the next 4 weeks. One of the 3 machines in the work center will be out of service for 1 week. Currently, 3 operators work the 1st shift, 1 operator works the 2nd shift, and each has a 40-hour work week. Which of the following actions is best to take to maintain the schedule?

Which of the following persons has direct responsibility for the accuracy of production activity reporting

To successfully implement a multiple-site pickup of parts from different supplier, it is necessary that:

A customer has complained that paint is peeling off a product recently purchased from a supplier. A team is formed in the supplier plant to solve the: Which of the following method bent describes the problem-solving approach used by the team?

Small-group improvement activities are most effective when the: