ABC, Ltd$.,$ is identifying other organizations that are best at some facet of its operations, and then

modeling its operations after such organizations instead of just "reinventing the wheel." What ABC is

doing is known as:

continuous improvement.

employeeWhen the shipment for raw materials and other parts arrives, companies seek to ensure the quality of the

materials is not compromised. So they conduct analysis to make sure the correct parts have arrived. Little

inspection is done when items are:

high production cost only

low production cost only

low prodution cost and high volume

high volume only

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benchmarking.

copycatting

industrial espionage.