Which company is using the total quality management steps identified by W. Edwards Deming? Multiple Choice Shorewood Inc. believes in reducing Interactions between employees and their supervisors. LaPlaya Inc. empowers its employees to report problems or recommend improvements without any fear. Martin Inc. bases its work standards solely on numbers or quotas. Traxon Inc. believes that management is not responsible for training employees in new skills. Morrison Inc. asserts that achievement of better quality is solely dependent on lower management. Johan works for Stafford Office Furniture Group. It is his job to source the raw materials, component parts, and products the company uses to manufacture office desks, filing systems, and storage units. Which part of the supply chain does Johan work in? Multiple Choice logistics purchasing benchmarking production offshoring What action did Deming suggest management take in order to achieve total quality management? Multiple Choice create an environment where employees did not fear reporting problems import more component parts from countries having factor endowments increase the pay rate of all employees to establish credibility purchase machinery that replaced human Interaction with production eliminate middle management positions from the chain of command As the number one source for refined sugar, All Sweet, Inc. ships product all over the world. Since the product it ships has a low value-to weight ratio, transportation costs are Multiple Choice taxed by both the importer and exportet a largo percentage of the total cost absorbed by the Importer not factored into the total cost a small percentage of the total cost Simpson Manufacturing purchased new equipment that reduces setup times when employees change templates between production runs. This equipment has also improved quality control measures throughout the entire manufacturing process. What type of technology is Simpson Manufacturing using? Multiple Choice TOM lean production downstream JUT Six Sigma Beauty for All Skincare Corp. has wide variety in its product line. A firm with a wide product variety will find it Multiple Choice difficult to achieve shorter product runs. difficult to increase its product sales. difficult to reduce its unit costs. easy to realize economies of scale. easy to reach optimum production efficiency