Gloria Assembles Circuit Boards in a Computer Manufacturing Plant

question 5

Multiple Choice

Gloria assembles circuit boards in a computer manufacturing plant. She gets the chips for the boards from David, assembles the boards and then forwards them to Judy, who puts them into the finished components. This example illustrates the concept of:

• A) Deming's path to quality.
• B) efficient task assignments.
• C) internal customers, who use the results of others' work to do their job.
• D) integrated manufacturing processes.
• E) total quality management and shared responsibility.

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Definitions:

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing.

Chunks

In cognitive psychology, chunks refer to units of information grouped together and stored in the memory for easier recall.

Magic Number

Often referencing Miller's law, which suggests the number 7 (plus or minus 2) represents the amount of information a typical human memory can hold in the short term.

Working Memory

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding and processing information needed for complex tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension.