Which of the following describes the effect on direct labor when management adopts the JIT philosophy?

a. Each direct labor person performs a single task, thereby allowing that person to reach his or her theoretical potential.
b. Because each person runs a single machine in a JIT environment, there are more employees classified as direct labor.
c. The environment becomes more labor-intensive.
d. Machine operators are expected to run several different types of machines, help set up for production runs, and identify and repair machinery needing maintenance.


D

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A) Design control B) Statistical control C) Randomization D) Matching

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A. protect against transaction and translation risks and to raise or transfer capital. B. acquire valuable local resources. C. establish international experience in the finance function. D. level out human resource issues.

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