Maintaining consistent high product quality
a. is both required for and a by-product of the just-in-time environment.
b. is difficult to obtain in a just-in-time environment because of the severe time constraints imposed by the just-in-time environment.
c. requires quality control inspectors at each step of the production process.
d. is too expensive to obtain in a just-in-time environment.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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