Frederika owns a small skateboard manufacturing plant. For a long tim

QUESTION

Frederika owns a small skateboard manufacturing plant.

For a long time, skateboards were painted, then they moved to a room where the front wheels were attached, then they went back to the painting room to be varnished, then they went back to the wheel room to have the rear wheels applied. Now the painting and varnishing are done in the same room, one after the other, and then the board goes into the wheel room once to have front and rear wheels attached. By eliminating steps, Frederika changed to what kind of manufacturing system?
A) mass customization
B) flexible manufacturing
C) lean manufacturing
D) computer-aided manufacturing
E) computer-integrated manufacturing

ANSWER

Answer: C
Explanation: C) Lean manufacturing is the production of products by eliminating unnecessary steps and using the fewest resources, as well as continually striving for improvement.