The table depicts an production line that has been balanced with a takt time of 2 minutes. Where would you add a worker if you wanted to increase the output rate while keeping six work stations?

Which of the following is considered an advantage of decreasing a product's quality?

a. It gives manufacturers greater ability to raise prices for the product. b. It allows manufacturers to appeal to target markets unable to afford the original product. c. It motivates customers to replace worn out products. d. It enhances the ease of coordinating promotion from market to market.

Japanese who give currency as gifts will typically wash the money before making the presentation. This is a(n) ________ in a nation of people who place high importance on cleanliness

A) custom B) demographic C) cultural value D) ethnocentric attitude E) extortion