A Firm That Has Embraced the Notion of Quality at the Source

question 196

Multiple Choice

A firm that has embraced the notion of quality at the source is more likely to have:

• A)an inspector at each workstation working alongside each employee.
• B)inspectors at each of their suppliers performing 100% inspection on shipments bound for them.
• C)multiple inspectors at the end of the line to make sure no defects are passed along to the customer.
• D)no inspectors.

Distinguish between monophyletic, polyphyletic, and paraphyletic groups.

Identify the implications of phylogenetic relationships for classification systems.

Apply the principle of parsimony in determining phylogenetic relationships.

Recognize the significance of convergent evolution, homoplasy, and synapomorphies in phylogenetics.

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