Continuous Improvement Is a Philosophy That

question 26

Multiple Choice

Continuous improvement is a philosophy that

• A) ensures there are plenty of quality inspectors to find areas for improvement.
• B) is based on the belief that the people most closely associated with an operation are in the best position to identify changes that should be made.
• C) waits until a big problem occurs, then systemically solves it.
• D) encourages the use of statistical process control specialists to reduce the need for employees to learn complicated statistical methods.

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