Lean Thinking” can help reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), this means the supply team in the entire “chain” must work to:

  D)    reduce non-value costs

Non Value added cost reduction not only for lean thinking but also for Overall supply chain concept.

People in Operation prefer to reduce the cycle time cost (Lead time) also , which can increase output and reducing the penalty of late arrival

Lean is nothing but reduce waste and add value to the customer. Hence Option D, reduce non-value cost most appropriate

To reduce total cost of ownership, we need to  reduce cycle time cost. So, the answer "B"

option " D " is my choice                        .

reduce non-value costs>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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Option B)-------------------------Answer ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

The answer is B. Lean thinking is identified for getting quick return for capital spent. This also calls for reducing the bottlenecks and defining the production speed as the speed of bottleneck.