The Flexible Manufacturing System Is Defined by the Text as

Multiple Choice

The flexible manufacturing system is defined by the text as

A) one-of-a-kind production using skilled labor.
B) highly automated assembly lines making one mass-produced product using little human labor.
C) parts grouped into manufacturing families to produce a wide variety of mass-produced items.
D) a process utilizing the just-in-time JIT) method of manufacturing.
E) standardization of components with each machine functioning like a job shop, but is positioned in the same order as the parts are processed.