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When a firm adopts a just-in-time operating environment,

1) new more efficient machinery and equipment must be purchased and installed in the original layout.
2) machinery and equipment are moved into small autonomous production lines called manufacturing cells.
3) new machinery and equipment must be purchased from franchised JIT dealers.
4) employees are trained on different equipment but the plant layout generally stays unchanged.

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Answer:

2) machinery and equipment are moved into small autonomous production lines called manufacturing cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

It should be noted that when a firm adopts a just-in-time operating environment,machinery and equipment are moved into small autonomous production lines called manufacturing cells.

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