At UPS, delivery ______ vary according to whether a route is urban, suburban, or rural in nature, because conditions vary in each type of route.
A. RATER scales
B. standards
C. ratio analyses
D. PDCA cycles
E. strategy maps
B. standards
UPS establishes certain standards for its drivers that set projections for the number of miles driven, deliveries, and pickups. However, because conditions vary depending on whether routes are urban, suburban, or rural, standards vary for different routes.
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Which of the following is most likely a result of regulations set up by the Food and Drug Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission?
A) The time between new product ideas and their introduction to the market has decreased. B) Annual spending on research and development has decreased. C) Research costs for companies have risen. D) Product innovation has significantly declined. E) Marketers have grown increasingly apathetic toward meeting safety standards.
________ is generally referred to as the responsibilities that a business has to the society in which it operates.
What will be an ideal response?
The Victor Corporation issues 1,000, 10-year, 8%, $1,000 bonds dated January 1, 2009, at 96. The journal entry to record the issuance will show a
A) debit to Cash of $1,000,000. B) credit to Discount on Bonds Payable for $40,000. C) credit to Bonds Payable for $960,000. D) debit to Cash for $960,000.
______ maps how a product’s parts go together and the order in which they are assembled.
a. An assembly chart b. An assembly drawing c. A route sheet d. A process map