JIT Systems Work the Best When the Firm

question 21

Multiple Choice

JIT systems work the best when the firm:

• A) Produces a large number of different products
• B) Has widely fluctuating demand
• C) Has a large inspection department
• D) Production operation set up requirements have short change over times
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment, a key concept in behavioral psychology.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus to elicit a response that was originally elicited only by the potent stimulus.

Defence Mechanisms

Unconscious psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and maintain self-image.

Freud's Thinking

Refers to the ideas and theories developed by Sigmund Freud, which include the psychoanalytic theory of personality development and the concepts of the id, ego, and superego.