What is the primary benefit of implementing a just-in-time (JIT) system?
- Reduced production costs
- Increased waste and inefficiency
- Higher levels of inventory
- More room for errors in the production process
Which of the following is a cost of poor quality control?
- Reduced customer complaints
- Increased customer satisfaction
- Higher defect rates and waste
- Enhanced production efficiency
What is one of the key consequences of high-quality products or services for a business?
- Improved customer relations and increased market share
- Inconsistent product pricing
- Continuous price reductions
- Ignoring customer feedback
What is the primary objective of effective procurement and logistics for a business?
- Maximising product prices
- Minimising profit margins
- Increasing customer complaints
- Achieving efficiency and lower unit costs
How can quality control contribute to cost savings for a business?
- By reducing the number of defective products
- By increasing production costs
- By always prioritising high costs
- By minimising customer feedback
What is the main disadvantage of JIC stock management?
- Increased efficiency in production
- Vulnerability to disruptions in the supply chain
- Lower carrying costs
- Encouraging waste and overproduction
How can choosing a reliable supplier impact a business's relationship with its customers?
- It may lead to customer dissatisfaction
- It can result in consistent product availability and customer satisfaction
- It has no impact on customer relations
- It guarantees higher product prices
In JIT stock management, when are materials and components delivered?
- Far in advance of production needs
- As soon as they run out
- Exactly when they are needed in the production process
- Irregularly and unpredictably
What is a key benefit of maintaining high product quality in a business?
- Reduced customer satisfaction
- Enhanced customer loyalty and trust
- Increased production costs
- Lower product prices
Which production process involves a workers to use a high degree of repetition?
- Mass production
- Job production
- Batch production
- Flexible production