Determine if each statement would relate to a lean manufacturing system or a traditional manufacturing system.

a. Employees are cross-trained for several machines in one division.

b. Management emphasizes that defects should not occur.

c. Products are manufactured based upon estimated sales.

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Alexandria Stuart

12 October, 12:07

Determine if each statement would relate to a lean manufacturing system or a traditional manufacturing system.

a. Employees are cross-trained for several machines in one division.

b. Management emphasizes that defects should not occur.

c. Products are manufactured based upon estimated sales.

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Marin Blevins · Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

A) lean

B) lean

C) traditional

In Lean manufacturing system works are done reduce inventory levels below what would be found in a traditional manufacturing system. The company does so by reducing batches into smaller batch sizes rather than large batch sizes. Goods are produced through product cells rather than departments.

Within-batch wait time is time that product waits in a product cell for the other products in a batch, it is calculated by multiplying the value-added time per unit by number of other products, one less the total batch size

Determine if each statement would relate to a lean manufacturing system or a traditional manufacturing system.a. Employees are cross-trained for several machines in one division.b. Management emphasizes that defects should not occur.c. Products are manufactured based upon estimated sales.

Determine if each statement would relate to a lean manufacturing system or a traditional manufacturing system.

a. Employees are cross-trained for several machines in one division.

b. Management emphasizes that defects should not occur.

c. Products are manufactured based upon estimated sales.