1. What trade- offs are involved in shifting from a traditional operations system to a lean system for: a. A manufacturing firm? b. A service firm? 2. Who in the organization is affected by a decision to shift from a traditional operations system to a lean system? 3. To what extent has technology had an impact on lean systems?
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