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Which of the following illustrates an activity that does not add value?


Which of the following illustrates an activity that does not add value? 

  •  fixing quality defects

  •  performing preventative maintenance 

  •  creating pallets to be shipped

  •  filling a product container with juice


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Expert Solution

  • Option D: Filling a product container with juice

Explanation:

  • Since filling juice in the product container is not directly or indirectly contributing to the process of converting raw material to a consumable product for the end-user. Hence it is non value adding activity.
  • Hence option d

keosha answered 2 years ago
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