Why Might Labor Costs Be Reduced in a Value Stream

Multiple Choice

Why might labor costs be reduced in a value stream system?

A) The elimination of the need for any specialized skilled employees such as industrial engineers or production schedulers.
B) The labor costs of industrial engineers and production schedulers can be pooled and allocated to the value streams.
C) Some of the workers can be cross-trained to perform value-added activities within the value stream.
D) None of these.