PDCA Is Most Often Applied with Regard to Which Aspect

question 160

Multiple Choice

PDCA is most often applied with regard to which aspect of TQM?

• A) Six Sigma
• B) employee empowerment
• C) continuous improvement
• D) benchmarking
• E) JIT

Understand the ethical and legal considerations in hiring decisions and the concept of employment discrimination.

Recognize the legal framework governing industrial relations in Australia and New Zealand.

Understand the process of international assignments and internal recruitment advantages and strategies.

Understand different performance appraisal methods and how to implement them.

---

Definitions:

Indirect Materials

Supplies used in the production process but not directly traceable to a finished product, such as lubricants for machinery.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable and allocable to the production of specific goods or services.

Raw Materials

Basic substances in their natural, modified, or semi-processed state, used as inputs to a production process for subsequent modification or transformation into finished goods.

Direct Labor

The workforce directly involved in product manufacturing, whose labor is easily traced to the product itself.