Henry Ford proclaimed about the Model T, “You can have any color you want, as long as it is black.” Which of the following best reflects his motivation for this position? 

a. He believed that customers didn’t actually like other colors, so why go through the hassle of making different color cars? 

b. With more than one color, the process would have switchover times and that could reduce the overall utilization of the process. 

c. He wanted to establish “black” cars as part of his company’s brand image at that time. 

d. Assembling nonblack cars takes longer than black cars. 

e. He understood that increasing inventory in a process can lead to a longer flow time through the process.