When a firm adopts a lean manufacturing operating environment,
A) new,more efficient machinery and equipment must be purchased and installed in the original layout
B) machinery and equipment are moved into small autonomous production lines called manufacturing cells
C) new machinery and equipment must be purchased from franchised JIT dealers
D) employees are retrained on different equipment but the plant layout generally stays unchanged

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When a firm adopts a lean manufacturing operating environment, machinery and equipment are usually moved into small autonomous production lines called manufacturing cells. This is done to promote efficiency and reduce waste, as each cell is responsible for a specific process in the production line. However, it is not necessary to purchase new machinery or retrain employees on different equipment, and the original plant layout may stay unchanged.

When a Firm Adopts a Lean Manufacturing Operating Environment