Which of the following is true of flexible factories?
A) They use centralized scheduling, in which decisions are made on the shop floor.
B) They move parts down the line from one location in the production sequence to the next.
C) They are organized around products, in work cells or teams.
D) They generate high volumes of a standardized product.
E) They have long production runs.

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Flexible factories are organized around products, in work cells or teams. This allows them to quickly switch between producing different products, enabling them to respond to changing customer demand and market trends. Centralized scheduling (A) and moving parts down the line (B) are characteristic of traditional assembly line production, which is inflexible and typically used for high volumes of standardized products (D) with long production runs (E).

Which of the Following Is True of Flexible Factories