Scooters Corp

question 176

Essay

Scooters Corp. manufactures motorized scooters. Virtually all scooters are sold through direct appeals on the QVC shopping network. Overwhelmed by recent demand, top management is wondering whether a just-in-time production system should be installed. What advantages could the company expect from switching to a just-in-time production system?

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Aristotle

An ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose works cover various subjects including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology.

Practical Wisdom

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Excellent Character

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Golden Mean

A concept from Aristotelian ethics that represents the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency.