"If the Government Seeks to Rule by Decree, and to Maintain

question 34

Multiple Choice

"If the government seeks to rule by decree, and to maintain order by the use of punishment, the people will seek to evade punishment and have no sense of shame. But if the government leads by virtue and governs through the rules of propriety, the people will feel shame and seek to correct their mistakes." This statement reflects the ideas of

• A)Legalism.
• B)Doaism.
• C)Zhouism.
• D)Confucianism.
• E)Qin Shi Huangdi.

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Definitions:

Safety Stock

Additional inventory kept on hand to guard against stockouts caused by uncertainties in demand and lead-time.

Kanbans

A scheduling system for lean manufacturing and just-in-time (JIT) production that signals the need to move materials within a production facility.

Push Production

A manufacturing system where production is based on forecasted demand and items are produced and pushed to the next stage of the process regardless of actual demand.

Kaizen

A Japanese term for 'continuous improvement', focusing on small, incremental changes in processes to improve efficiency and quality.