Which of the Following Is Not One of the Benefits

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the benefits to the buyer of a supplier achieving ISO 9001:2008 registration?

• A) Few buying firms have sufficient size or resources to independently develop and implement their own comprehensive supplier certification audits.
• B) The supplier may develop interest from other buyers wanting to do business with it. (LO #5)
• C) Third party registration may provide insight into a supplier's quality system conformance that a buyer may otherwise lack.
• D) The buying firm receives the benefit of a supplier quality certification without actually having to conduct its own quality certification audits.
• E) The supplier assumes responsibility for meeting the ISO standards and paying its own registration fees.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A gauge for the amount of distribution or variation present in a sequence of numbers.

Mean

The mean of a collection of numbers, determined by adding all the numbers together and then dividing by the count of the numbers.

Standard Normal

A standard normal distribution characterized by a mean value of zero and a standard deviation measuring one.

Area

The measure of the extent of a two-dimensional figure or shape in a plane.