Which of the following is not true regarding mass production and a smart factory? a. Decision making is centralized in mass prod
uction, while it is decentralized in the smart factory. b. Tasks in mass production are routine and repetitive, while tasks in the smart factory are adaptive and creative. c. Mass production has many levels of control, while the smart factory has few. d. The span of control in mass production is narrow, while the span of control in the smart factory is wide.
d. the span of control in mass production is narrow, while the span of control in the smart factory is wide
Explanation:
Mass production is continues production process where a chain of process occur to obtain the final product. Mass production a wide span process that occurs. One process can be related to other processes.
While in a smart factory, the processes are narrow and adaptive. They are creative in their processes and the decision making is decentralized.
Thus the false statement is --
d. the span of control in mass production is narrow, while the span of control in the smart factory is wide
Majority rule is a rule used in making decision that goes for alternatives having the majority, usually over 50 percent of the votes. It is known as the binary decision rule and is mostly employed in the decision making process of influential bodies such as all the democratic nations legislature. Privilege in this type of decision making is giving to the group with the most people.
