Value-stream mapping:

a. all of the answers are true.

b. extends time function mapping back to the supplier.

c. starts with the customer and works backwards.

d. examines the supply chain to determine where value is added.

e. is a variation of time-function mapping.

*will mark brainliest! * when a company spends resources (labor, money) to give customers "free" items, those costs are called a. investment costs b. economic costs c. scarcity costs d. opportunity costs answer asap!

Which of the following best explains the purpose of protectionist trade policies such as tariffs and subsidies? a. they make sure that governments have enough money to pay for fiscal policies. b. they give foreign competitors access to new markets around the world. c. they allow producers to sell their products more cheaply than foreign competitors. d. they enable producers to purchase productive resources from everywhere in the world.

Why is it that reducing the number of moves, delays, and storages in a manufacturing process is a good thing? can they be completely eliminated?