You Are Considering Involving the Suppliers of the Electronic Components

question 6

Multiple Choice

You are considering involving the suppliers of the electronic components used in the DVD player/recorder your company manufactures in the concept development and design of a new version of the product.Research has shown that including suppliers will result in

• A) bringing products to the market more slowly because getting their input takes time.
• B) an increased cost because you must pay them for their contributions.
• C) a higher quality of product as you incorporate their ideas into the design.
• D) short-term supplier relations.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A training technique that adjusts the level of a behavior through positive reinforcement or negative punishment.

Behavior Consequences

Refers to the outcomes or results that follow an individual's behavior, which can influence future behaviors through reinforcement or punishment.

Counterconditioning

Behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors; include exposure therapies and aversive conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.