MATCHING Complete the Following Using the Terms Listed

question 61

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Complete the following using the terms listed.
-_____ involves measuring output against established quality standards.

• A)production
• B)computer-aided design (CAD)
• C)quality control
• D)production and operations management
• E)inventory control
• F)quality
• G)computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
• H)benchmarking
• I)utility
• J)production control
• K)materials requirement planning
• L)make,buy,or lease decision
• M)just-in-time (JIT)system

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Definitions:

Processes of Organizing

The series of actions and mechanisms put in place to arrange resources and activities logically and efficiently within an organization to achieve goals.

Self-Organizing Systems

Systems characterized by a lack of equilibrium typically due to a large influx of new information or significant environmental shifts and are thus in the process of acting on this new information as a process of self-renewal. Self-organizing systems exhibit autocatalysis; that is, the catalysts for change and renewal occur in elements of the system itself as it seeks to renew itself.

Punctuated Meaning

A situation where a sudden event or realization leads to a significant change in understanding or interpretation of a situation or concept.

Adaptivity

The ability to change or be changed in order to fit or work better in some context or for some purpose.