The Use of Total Quality Management and Flexible Manufacturing Practices

question 159

Multiple Choice

The use of total quality management and flexible manufacturing practices to reduce setup costs enhances a company's ability to use

• A)economic order quantity methods.
• B)just-in-time inventory methods.
• C)first-in,first-out inventory methods.
• D)last-in,last-out inventory methods.

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Definitions:

Retrieval

The process of getting information out of memory storage to be used in response to a cue or question.

Critical Thinking Skill

The ability to analyze information objectively, evaluate arguments and evidence, and make reasoned judgments and decisions.

Encoding

The act of altering information into a state that can be preserved in memory.

Information Processing Approach

A cognitive psychology theory that compares human thought processes to computer analysis, emphasizing ways in which people focus on, analyze, store, and retrieve information.