What is Labor Linearity?

A philosophy for flexibly managing the amount of labor needed in a production process (particularly in a cell) so that the number of operators increases or decreases with…

Meaning and application in management

A philosophy for flexibly managing the amount of labor needed in a production process (particularly in a cell) so that the number of operators increases or decreases with production volume. See : Capital Linearity.

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