The number of good units that can be made in a given period of time is called:
A) throughput.
B) kaizen.
C) manufacturing cycle efficiency.
D) customer response time.

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Throughput refers to the rate at which a system generates its output, which in manufacturing refers to the number of good units that can be produced in a given period of time. Kaizen refers to continuous improvement practices, manufacturing cycle efficiency measures the ratio of value-added time to total cycle time, and customer response time measures the amount of time it takes to respond to customer requests or inquiries.

The Number of Good Units That Can Be Made in a Given