The Number of Patent Applications and the Number of Improvement

question 12

Multiple Choice

The number of patent applications and the number of improvement suggestions implemented relate best to which operational performance measure category?

• A)financial
• B)customer and market
• C)innovation and learning
• D)productivity

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Definitions:

Metaphase

A stage of cell division where chromosomes line up at the cell's equator before being separated into each of the two new cells.

Prophase

The first stage of cell division in both mitosis and meiosis, characterized by the condensation of the chromatin and the formation of the mitotic spindle.

Meiosis

A form of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell that gave rise to them.

Gametes

The reproductive cells (sperm and egg) that combine during sexual reproduction to form a new organism.