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Which definition is used for quality, evaluates how well a product performs its intended function? → Fitness for use 14 points for quality improvement → Which total quality management (TQM) process was developed to stress management's responsibility for quality? ISO 9000 → Set of int...

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WGU C215 Operations Management
PVDC Final Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update and
Recommended Version
Which definition is used for quality, evaluates how well a product performs its intended

function?

→ Fitness for use


14 points for quality improvement

→ Which total quality management (TQM) process was developed to stress
management's responsibility for quality?


ISO 9000


→ Set of international standards on quality management and quality assurance, critical to
international business
→ -TQM process consists of 13 published standards and guidelines
→ -Like when joint commission shows up at the hospitals


Checklist

→ A list of common defects and the number of observed occurrences of these defects.


scatter diagram


→ a plot of two variables showing whether they are related


Control Chart




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→ A graph that shows whether a sample of data falls within the common or normal range
of variation.


mean

→ A statistical measure of central tendency, or average, based on dividing a total by the
number of individual cases.


assignable causes of variation

→ -Causes can be identified and eliminated
→ -e.g. poor employee training, worn tool, machine needing repair


common causes or random


→ Stuff you cannot identify
→ -Random causes that we cannot identify, unavoidable


Cpk measures

→ How close one is to a target and how consistent one is with the average performance.
→ -How closely it measures


Six Sigma


→ Technical tolls and people involvement
→ The empirical rule, 3 standard deviations. This is 3 sigma's.
→ 6 sigmas and you are almost at 100%
→ DMAIC


DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control)

→ a six sigma process that outlines the steps that should be followed to improve an
existing business process


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define stage

→ includes the voice of the customer and value stream


Job Design

→ It does not have anything to do with people.
→ -The process by which managers decide how to divide tasks into specific jobs


waiting time


→ -Screen patients and fast track those with minor ailments
→ -amount of time a process has been waiting in the ready queue


Service location decisions

→ -proximity to customers
→ -Quality of life issues


proximity to customers


→ -key factor of a location analysis for a service company
→ -if you need to have a car repaired, you wont drive too far.


Capacity Planning

→ Hospital- Capacity is beds and output is the patients. If you have 1 pt for 2 days and
one for 3 days. The output is how many patients and not how many beds we have.


capacity utilization


→ are you using more workers and what are your resources? Measures how much of the
available capacity is actually being used. Measures effectiveness.




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