MAT 510 WEEK 5 MIDTERM EXAM STRAYER UNIVERSITY, Complete Solution.

Why is it so difficult for a person or an organization to improve? Selected Answer: All of the above Correct Answer: All of the above Question 2 4 out of 4 points Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management are some of the new systems for managing and improving an organization. What is a common theme running through these approaches? Selected Answer: Improvement is accomplished by improving the processes we use to do out work Correct Answer: Improvement is accomplished by improving the processes we use to do out work Question 3 4 out of 4 points The principal drivers of the rapid change in the global economy are: Selected Answer: A and B above Correct Answer: A and B above Question 4 4 out of 4 points W. E. Deming commented “You don’t have to make these changes, survival is not mandatory.” His message is: Selected Answer: Business changes in response to changing market needs are essential to the long-term success of the business Correct Answer: Business changes in response to changing market needs are essential to the long-term success of the business Question 5 4 out of 4 points Problem solving activities typically include: Selected Answer: None of the above Correct Answer: None of the above Question 6 4 out of 4 points What is tool that can be used to detect the structure variation? Selected Answer: Understand and explain the “predictable unstable” data pattern Correct Answer: Understand and explain the “predictable unstable” data pattern