Jackson fabricators inc. machines metal parts for the automotive industry. under the traditional manufacturing approach, the parts are machined through two processes: milling and finishing. parts are produced in batch sizes of 40 parts. a part requires 6 minutes in milling and 8 minutes in finishing. the move time between the two operations for a complete batch is 5 minutes. under the lean philosophy, the part is produced in a cell that includes both the milling and finishing operations. the operating time is unchanged; however, the batch size is reduced to 5 parts and the move time is eliminated.

Which of the following is an example of groupthink? select one: a. the five officers of tricom are planning a venture they know to be highly profitable. two know the plan to be illegal. nevertheless, they do not voice their concerns, but go along with the team's plan b. the five officers of tricom devise a highly profitable plan. tim, the cfo, points out to the group that the plan will likely garner the company a good deal of negative publicity. tim states that he will not endorse the team's plan c. jim, dean and dax draw up plans for a new printing company. they have all thought through their plans and no one has any criticisms or concerns d. two africans approach a motor company for a dealership. the company informs them that the vast majority of black dealers are not successful in making a profit they convince the africans against making the deal