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(d) Explain two benefits to NSL of using lean production.
TOA vd
PKN manufactures glass. Contributing to sustainable development is important to the business.
PKN has factories in 30 countries. It has 27000 employees. The Managing Director knows PKN
has benefited from globalisation. She plans to expand the business using external growth. Retained
profit is one source of finance a business could use to fund expansion. Some of PKN's directors
are concerned about possible diseconomies of scale as the business grows.