Which of the following statements is true with respect to the performance metrics useful for productivity improvement? a) Cost of quality can be a useful measure for improvements conducted in one department of a company b) When the number of the indirect labor increases in relation to the direct labor, the productivity increases c) When the lead time to work content in a process is nearly equal, the process is likely to have very little waste d) When the First Pass Yield is more, we have greater opportunity to detect defects in the process when it is executed

Which of the following statements is true with respect to the performance metrics useful for productivity improvement? a) Cost of quality can be a useful measure for improvements conducted in one department of a company b) When the number of the indirect labor increases in relation to the direct labor, the productivity increases c) When the lead time to work content in a process is nearly equal, the process is likely to have very little waste d) When the First Pass Yield is more, we have greater opportunity to detect defects in the process when it is executed

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter4: Linear Programming Models

Section4.8: Data Envelopment Analysis (dea)

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