MBA Supply Chain and Quality Management — practice questions
22 free MCQs with worked solutions. Tap any question for the answer + explanation, or practice them all in the app.
Practice MBA Supply Chain and Quality Management in the app →The whole sequence from securing inputs to delivering goods to buyers is called the:If any link in that sequence is weak, the likely result is that customers end up:Smoothing the transitions along that chain to satisfy customers is:A critical element of that management is developing tight bonds with:Firms often cut the number of suppliers and ask those left for better prices in return for:Having a part made outside the firm rather than in-house is called:The standards body based in Geneva whose quality standards firms register against is the:The set of five technical quality standards introduced in the 1980s is:The standard launched later in response to global warming and water pollution is:To meet that environmental standard, a firm must commit to reducing:The national quality award named for a former secretary of commerce is the:Streamlining production by cutting steps that add no benefit customers want is:The company named as a pioneer of those techniques is:Materials arriving exactly when production needs them rather than sitting in store describes:Mapping the flow of production to see where it can be improved uses:Deciding the path work will take through the plant is called:Specifying and controlling the time each stage of production takes is called:Importing parts from far away creates what kind of supply chain?Firms are advised to reevaluate outsourcing decisions because a distant supplier may not:Quality that requires a company-wide dedication rather than one inspector describes:The quality approach applying quality principles across every part of the firm is:The key improvement process used within the Six Sigma programme is called: