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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Total Quality Management?
TQM focuses on customer needs, continuous improvements, and quality circles. Waste reduction is a quality of lean manufacturing, not TQM.
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Which of the following management philosophies does not focus on quality?
The main objective in lean manufacturing is waste reduction. Although customer requirements and demand pull serve as the basis for the approach, quality is not the most prominent concept.
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Which of the following uses analysis of production processes to ensure that resource uses stay within target costs?
Kaizen, or continuous improvement, occurs at the manufacturing stage where the ongoing search for cost reductions takes the form of analysis of production processes to ensure that resource uses stay within target costs.
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Which of the following is not a requirement of just in time systems?
Just in time means that employees with multiple skills are used more efficiently and will not specialize in merely one job or task.
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Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of a just in time production environment?
Just in time has the goal to minimize the level of inventory carried. It has a pull approach rather than a push approach.
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There are 7 factors critical to total quality management. Which is not one of them?
Total quality management focuses on a customer-focused experience and compensation of the executives has no bearing on a customer.
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