A System That Calls for Subassemblies and Components to Be

question 104

Multiple Choice

A system that calls for subassemblies and components to be manufactured in very small lots and delivered to the next stage in the production process as they are needed is known as a ________ operation.

• A)time-maximization-process (TMP)
• B)just-in-time (JIT)
• C)just-the-right-size (JRS)
• D)time-based competition (TBC)
• E)computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)

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Definitions:

Gracile Australopithecines

Refers to a group of early human ancestors characterized by a relatively lighter build, particularly in the skull and teeth.

Robust Australopithecines

Several species within the genus Australopithecus who lived from 1.1 to 2.5 million years ago in eastern and southern Africa; known for the rugged nature of their chewing apparatus (large back teeth, large chewing muscles, and bony ridge on their skull tops for the insertion of these large muscles).

Australopithecine Fossils

Prehistoric remains of hominid species, belonging to the genus Australopithecus, that are among the earliest known human ancestors.