Which of the Following Initiatives Is Not One of the Proactive

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following initiatives is not one of the proactive supply management initiatives proposed by the new supply management team at Megatronics?

• A) Ensure understanding of requirements before and after award of a contract
• B) Transfer responsibility for ensuring quality to the supplier
• C) Become ISO 9000:2000 certified
• D) Investigate certifying our major suppliers.
• E) Work with suppliers to correct root causes of problems

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Definitions:

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures, a measure of reliability for a system, indicating the average time between failures.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from their mean.

Preventive Maintenance

Scheduled maintenance activities conducted on equipment before faults occur in order to prevent breakdowns and minimize downtime.

Redundancy

The use of components in parallel to raise reliability.