A Scheduling System for Minimizing Inventory by Having Components Arrive

question 5

Multiple Choice

A scheduling system for minimizing inventory by having components arrive exactly at the moment they are needed and finished goods shipped as soon as they leave the assembly line best describes a ________ strategy.

• A) just-in-time
• B) frictionless
• C) bullwhip
• D) safety-stock

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Definitions:

Presynaptic Terminal

The end part of a nerve cell (neuron) that communicates signals to another neuron or muscle cell across a synapse.

Postsynaptic Membrane

The region of a neuron that receives and responds to neurotransmitter signals from another neuron at a synapse.

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or electrical charge across a cellular membrane, typically neurons, signaling along the nerve.

Resting Membrane Potential

This refers to the voltage difference across the membrane of a resting (non-conducting) neuron, maintaining a balance of ionic gradients.