DKAT Motors, a Car Manufacturer, Releases a New Car That

question 25

Multiple Choice

DKAT Motors, a car manufacturer, releases a new car that boasts of an affordable price tag of about $2,500. The firm is keeping costs down by eliminating large assembly line manufacturing sites and high transportation costs. Workers prepare "kits" that are shipped to final retail destinations. The kits are assembled by trained technicians at the retail level. This is an example of:

• A)an old-style assembly line.
• B)total quality management.
• C)Six Sigma.
• D)lean production.

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Definitions:

Atlantic Charter

Agreement Issued August 12, 1941, following meetings in Newfoundland between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, that signaled the Allies’ cooperation and stated their war aims.

1941

A significant year marked by events such as the attack on Pearl Harbor, which led the United States into World War II.

Four Freedoms

Fundamental principles outlined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, which include freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Truman's Decision

Refers to President Harry S. Truman's decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, effectively ending World War II.