Act of combining several small processes to form one larger process.

• A. Materials Management
• B. Nesting
• C. Milk Run
• D. Pacemaker

Answer: (B)

Nesting is the practice of bringing together several small operations into a single, larger process flow. By grouping related tasks into one integrated cell or setup, a part can move through multiple functions in a single pass rather than switching between separate, standalone steps. This tightens the process, reduces handling and changeovers, and often speeds up lead times and improves throughput.

For example, if a component needs trimming, drilling, and deburring, a nested process would arrange these tasks so the component goes through all of them in one continuous flow within one area or on a multifunction machine, rather than moving to separate machines for each task.

Other choices describe broader material control (materials management), a transportation/collection method (milk run), or the main pacing/driver process (pacemaker). They don’t capture the idea of combining several small processes into one larger, integrated process the way nesting does.