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SCM Final – Quality, Lean, & Operations Strategy (2026) | 100 Questions with Answers | TQM, Six Sigma, Inventory, Capacity Planning

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This high-quality exam prep guide for the SCM Final 2026 includes 100 expertly crafted questions with detailed answers, covering advanced topics in quality management, lean systems, operations strategy, and process optimization. It is designed for students seeking mastery in the operational aspects of supply chain and business process management. Core topics include Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma implementation, process improvement models like PDCA, statistical process control (SPC), control charts, and quality tools such as Pareto analysis, fishbone diagrams, and check sheets. You'll also find essential concepts in inventory management (EOQ, ABC analysis, reorder point), lean operations (JIT, Kanban, Heijunka), Toyota Production System (TPS), and poka-yoke error proofing. Additionally, the guide explores capacity and bottleneck analysis, process strategies (focus, product, mass customization), process mapping (VSM), service blueprinting, and production technologies (FMS, AGVs, CIM, RFID). It blends conceptual understanding with practical applications, ideal for exam readiness or professional certification prep. Recommended for students in: – Supply Chain Management – Operations and Production Management – Industrial Engineering – Business Administration and MBA programs (Operations Focus) – Lean Six Sigma or APICS/ASCM/SCPro™ certification candidates Keywords: TQM, Six Sigma, PDCA, continuous improvement, SPC, control charts, EOQ, ABC analysis, reorder point, lean systems, Kanban, Heijunka, poka-yoke, capacity planning, bottleneck, VSM, process strategy, service blueprinting, quality management, Toyota Production System, RFID, FMS, break-even analysis, inventory types, statistical quality tools

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Quality - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the degree to which an object satisfies a set of

requirements. Quality helps firms increase sales and improve profitability

through sales gains and reduced costs


The Flow of Activities - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Organizational practices, quality

principles, employee fulfillment, customer satisfaction

Implications of quality (how quality management can impact an

organization) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Company reputation (perception of new

products, employment practices, supplier relations)

2. Product liability (reduce risks)

,3. Global implications (improved quality to compete with other companies)


ISO 9000 International Quality Standards - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A set of quality

standards developed by the International Organization for Standardization

that encourages quality management, detailed documentation, record

keeping, etc


Ethics and quality management - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-operations managers

must deliver healthy, safe, quality products and services




-poor quality risks injuries, lawsuits, recalls, and regulation




-ethical conduct must dictate response to problems




-all stakeholders must be considered


W. Edwards Deming - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- had a holistic view of responsibility

for quality

- believed variability as a source of most problems

- emphasized importance of customers

, Joseph Juran - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- had a broadened definition of quality


- His "quality trilogy" is a concept that consists of quality planning, quality

control, and quality improvement


Philip Crosby - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔"do it right the first time"


- believed quality is free

- have zero defects

- focus on incremental change


Maasaki Imai - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- had an intense process oriented view


- heavy emphasis on dependence on frontline worker insights

- emphasis on worker training and development


total quality management - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔- encompasses entire

organization from supplier to customer

- stresses a commitment by management to have a continuing

companywide drive toward excellence


Seven Concepts of TQM (total quality management) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1.

Continuous improvement (Focus on making small, consistent

improvements in processes and systems over time)

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