A Company Has Successfully Implemented Lean Practices in Their Three

Multiple Choice

A company has successfully implemented Lean practices in their three station process. The stations are, in order, Station A, Station B, and Station C and product moves from A to B to C smoothly. One day, the equipment at Station B experiences catastrophic failure. What happens and what is the appropriate response for a Lean-thinking company?

A) Continue producing at Station C and restore capacity at Station B.
B) Continue producing at Station A and restore capacity at Station B.
C) Continue producing at Station A and C and restore capacity at Station B.
D) Everything stops and attention is focused on restoring capacity at Station B.