Smooth Rider manufactures snowboards Alfred Castro, the CEO, is trying to decide whether to adopt a lean production model He expects that adopting lean production would save $103,000 in warehousing expenses and $39,200 in spoilage costs However, adopting lean production will require several onetime upfront expenditures (1) $16,000 for an employee training program, (2) $41,000 to streamline the plant's production process, and (3) $8,500 to identify suppliers that will guarantee zero defects and on-time delivery. 

What are the total costs of adopting lean production? 

What are the total benefits of adopting lean production? Should Smooth adopt lean production? Why or why not? 

What are the total costs of adopting lean production?

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