Walter Shewhart Is Listed Among the Important People of Operations

question 73

Multiple Choice

Walter Shewhart is listed among the important people of operations management because of his contributions to

• A) assembly line production.
• B) measuring the productivity in the service sector.
• C) just-in-time inventory methods.
• D) statistical quality control.
• E) project management techniques.

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Definitions:

Sarcolemma

Plasma membrane of a muscle fiber; also forms the tubules of the T system involved in muscular contraction.

Plasma Membrane

The lipid bilayer that surrounds a cell, regulating the passage of substances in and out of the cell.

Muscle Fiber

A single muscle cell, typically long and cylindrical, which contracts to produce movement.

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate, a molecule that carries energy within cells, used as a direct source of energy for many cellular processes.