In Addition to Identifying and Dealing with Defective Products Before

question 9

Multiple Choice

In addition to identifying and dealing with defective products before they reach customers,quality management is concerned with initiating process changes that will reduce the number of defective units produced.All other things held constant,a decrease in the number of defective units will increase throughput by

• A)increasing productive capacity.
• B)increasing productive processing time.
• C)increasing yield.
• D)increasing all components of throughput.

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Definitions:

Scheduling

The process of arranging, controlling, and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing operation to meet deadlines or objectives.

Service Sector

Businesses that provide services, rather than tangible goods.

Productivity Decrease

A reduction in the efficiency at which an organization or economy converts inputs into outputs, often leading to lower output per unit of input.

Capital Intensive

Refers to businesses or industries that require large amounts of money and resources to produce goods or services.