Answer:
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Explanation:
The philosophy of producing a high-quality product or service and achieving quality in every aspect of the business and its relationship with the customer, with a focus on continuous improvement in the quality delivered to customers is <u>Total Quality Management (TQM)</u>
Total Quality Management (TQM): It is a continous process of detecting and reducing error from the process of producing goods and services. This help in maintaining quality of the product by improving process and training worker for better performance. It also help in improving customer´s experience.
There are several tools used in total quality management (TQM):
- Continuous improvement.
- Six Sigma.
- Employee empowerment.
- Benchmarking.
- Just-in-time.
- Taguchi concept.
- Knowledge of TQM tools.
Answer and Explanation:
core competency of an organization comprise it's multiple resource, capabilities and skills that gives it a competitive advantage in the market. It was originated in management theory by C. K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel.
For an organization to have core competencies in manufacturing and also research and development putting it's organizational structure and culture to use, it has to:
create a flexible and somewhat independent structure for it's research and development department such that innovation is easy. Control must be decentralized and the team must come first
For the manufacturing department, an organic and participative approach should be encouraged. This would allow inclusive management such that workers are included in decision making processes. Managers should also be given more independence while workers should increasingly be empowered
the organization should also take stringent measures in employing the right people for the research and development as well as the manufacturing department such that these individuals are qualified and possess the needed expertise for their areas. Staff should equally be empowered through constant education and new skill acquisitions and be allowed to impart this knowledge on other staff by encouraging transfers in global expansion.
Answer: D) B
Explanation:
The Producer Surplus refers to the area below the Price Floor but above the Supply Curve and left of the new Quantity supplied. It comprises of areas B and E.
Before the Price Floor was introduced, area A, B and C were the Consumer Surplus as they were above the price but below the Demand Curve.
After the Price Floor was introduced however, area B has become a Producer Surplus.
The term is SOCIAL ENGINEERING.
Social engineering is the art of manipulating people into breaking information security procedures or to give away confidential information which they have at their disposal.<span />
Answer:
The maximum growth rate to my calculations is 8.32%, since it is closer to option E), I´d choose E) 8.37%
Explanation:
Hi, in order to find the growth rate given all the info of the problem, we need to use the following formula.
Where:
g = growth rate
b=retention ratio
R = return on equity
Since R = Earnings / Equity, and our dividend payout ratio (equals to 1 - b)our fromula changes to:
So, everything should look like this:
So, the growth rate is equal to 8.32% but this option is not available, therefore we´ll go for the closest one, that is E) 8.37%.
Best of luck.
