Giving Workers Responsibility for Seeking Out Quality Problems and Correcting

question 104

Multiple Choice

Giving workers responsibility for seeking out quality problems and correcting them is

• A) Continuous improvement
• B) Passing the buck
• C) Brainstorming
• D) Employee empowerment
• E) Employee involvement

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Definitions:

Random Variations

Unpredictable fluctuations that affect data or processes, not attributable to any known cause.

Exponentially Smoothed Forecast

A method of forecasting that gives more weight to recent data points, using exponential smoothing to produce a smoothed time series.

Forecast Error

The difference between the actual value and the predicted value in a forecast, indicating the accuracy of the forecasting process.

Weighting Scheme

A method of assigning different weights or importance to various elements or criteria in order to calculate a composite score or make decisions.