A Quality-Control Approach That Emphasises a Relentless Pursuit of High

question 129

Multiple Choice

A quality-control approach that emphasises a relentless pursuit of high quality and lower costs is known as:

• A) total quality management
• B) Six Sigma
• C) quality partnering
• D) continuous improvement
• E) None of these choices.

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Definitions:

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of organic nutrients, particularly sucrose, from the leaves to the rest of the plant.

Xylem

The vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and helps form the woody element in the stem.

Dissolved Sugars

Sugars that have been dissolved in a solvent, often water, making them an important energy source for organisms at the cellular level.

Stomata

Small openings on the surfaces of leaves and stems through which gases and water vapor pass.