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Wholesalers-Distributors Have Faced Mounting Pressure in Recent Years

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Wholesalers-distributors have faced mounting pressure in recent years. They have had to develop appropriate strategic responses. One major drive has been to increase ________ productivity by managing their inventories and receivables better.


Definitions:

TPM

Total Productive Maintenance; a proactive maintenance approach focusing on improving equipment effectiveness and employee involvement.

TQM

Total Quality Management; a comprehensive and structured approach to organizational management that seeks to improve the quality of products and services through ongoing refinements in response to continuous feedback.

Maintenance

Activities undertaken to keep equipment or systems functioning efficiently through preventive measures or repairs.

Reliability Tactic

Strategies or practices aimed at ensuring a system or component performs its required function under stated conditions for a specified period.

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