MBA6012 Operations and Supply Management
Week 4 Knowledge Check
Question 1 Dr. Deming advocated the use of the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle.
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Question 2 The term “supply chain” was coined in the early 1950s
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Question 3 The center-of-gravity technique is used to identify where to place a facility.
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Question 4 Site selection criteria should include construction costs, land costs (acquisition or rent), access to customers, and the availability of education and training facilities.
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Question 5 Just-in-Time finds its origins in W. Edward Deming’s concept of the Toyota Production System, which he called Lean.
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