Question

A car manufacturer ordered 20,000 window assemblies from a supplier. To make sure the assemblies were made to specifications, the supplier of the window assemblies shipped a sample to the car manufacturer for testing.
This is an example of ____ control.

a) feedback
b) contiguous
c) suboptimal
d) feedforward
e) synergistic

Answer 1

Answer:

D) Feedforward

Explanation:

Remember, car manufacturer ordered 20, 000 window assembly supplies from supply.

A sample was sent to confirm if it matches car manufacturer's specifications of (input materials). There was no output (finished window assembly supplies) before receiving confirmation.

The whole idea of Feedforward control is to monitor inputs rather than outputs to prevent or minimize product deficiencies before they occur.