The Gains from BPR

question 21

Multiple Choice

The gains from BPR:

• A)Were not positive in every case
• B)Were the introduction of "lean methods" in manufacturing
• C)Were unlikely to result from a blind "wrecking" approach to the processes which existed before
• D)Both a and c

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Definitions:

Drug Addiction

A chronic disease characterized by compulsive, or uncontrollable, drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences and changes in the brain, which can be long-lasting.

Depressants

Psychoactive drugs that slow down mental and physical activity.

Activation-Synthesis Theory

Theory that dreaming occurs when the cerebral cortex synthesizes neural signals generated from activity in the lower part of the brain and that dreams result from the brain’s attempts to find logic in random brain activity that occurs during sleep.

Neural Activity

The electrical and chemical processes that occur within neurons, allowing them to communicate with each other.