Gloria Assembles Circuit Boards in a Computer Manufacturing Plant

question 132

Multiple Choice

Gloria assembles circuit boards in a computer manufacturing plant. She gets the chips for the boards from David, assembles the boards, and then forward them to Judy, who puts them into the finished components. This example illustrates the concept of ___.

• A) integrated manufacturing processes
• B) efficient task assignments
• C) internal customers, who use the results of others' work to do their job
• D) total quality management and shared responsibility
• E) Deming's path to quality

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Definitions:

Variables

Characteristics or properties of an object or event that can take on different values or categories.

Information

Data that has been processed, organized, or structured in a way that provides value or meaning to the recipient.

Units of Measurement

Standardized quantities used to quantify and describe physical properties of objects or events, such as length, mass, or time.

Quantitative

Relates to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality, usually referring to data or information that can be quantified.