1731. Lean production invovles __________.

A. Improvement of quality only
B. Elimination of cost only
C. Elimination of all types of waster *
D. Improvement of speed only

1732. The most common form of quality control includes __________.

A. Planning
B. Organizing
C. Inspection *
D. Directing

1733. Which of the following is not a typical supply chain member?

A. Retailer’s creditor
B. Wholesaler
C. Reseller
D. Producer *

1734. According to the manufacturing -based definitions of quality________.

A. “Quality is the degree of excellence at an acceptable price and the control of variability at an acceptable cost “.
B. “Quality depends on how well the product fit patterns of consumer preferences
C. Even though quality cannot be defined, you know what it is
D. Quality is the degree to which a specific product conforms to standards *

1735. TQM refer to ________.

A. Total quantity management
B. Total quality management *
C. Total quality marketing
D. Total quotient management

1736. When suppliers distributors, and customers collaborate with each other to improve the performance of the entire system, they are participating in a _________.

A. Channel of distribution
B. Value delivery network *
C. Supply chain
D. Supply and demand chain

1737. A company’s channel decisions directly affect every ____________.

A. Customer’s Choice
B. Employee in the channel
C. Channel member
D. Competitors’ actions *

1738. A supply chain is a sequence of firms that perform activities required _________.

A. To find products that are similar
B. To facilitate wholesalers inventory selections
C. To create synergy in their training programs
D. To create and deliver goods to consumers

1739. A supply chain is essentially a sequence of linked ________.

A. Customer and prospects
B. Supplier and manufacturer
C. Suppliers and customers *
D. Warehousing and wholesaling units

1740. From the economic system’s point of view, the role of marketing intermediaries is to transform the assortment of products made by producers into the assortment of products wanted by ________channel member >

A. Manufacturers
B. Marketers
C. Distributors
D. Consumers *