Ruth works at a car assembling plant. The plant uses a lot of machines to complete most of the work. As a result, Ruth's work is highly standardized. Ruth needs to check the number and mounting of rubber hoses in a vehicle and replace dysfunctional ones. Which of the following does this signify?
A) job rotation
B) job simplification
C) job loading
D) job enlargement
E) job enrichment

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Ruth's work is highly standardized, indicating that it has been simplified to create easily repeatable tasks. She only needs to perform one task of checking and replacing rubber hoses, which reduces the complexity of her job. Therefore, this signifies job simplification.

Ruth Works at a Car Assembling Plant