C720 - Wgu Study Guide Rated A+

A company makes rulers that are designed to be 20 cm in length with allowance ±0.1 cm. If the actual length of a ruler is 20.2 cm, which factor will the company use to judge the quality of the length of the rulers? {Ans: Conformance}An electric company wants to increase service reliability by building new high-voltage wiring. Because service improves for other electric companies on the same grid, the company partners with other companies to plan routes and finance construction. Which supply chain integration strategy is the electric company using? {Ans: Strategic alliance}A hospital administrator needs to determine how many beds to make available for exam rooms, operating rooms, and in-patient care. The hospital board announces they will be getting more patient referrals from specialists at a newly opened clinic. What should the adminstrator use to forecast how many beds to make available, given the increased number of patients? {Ans: Weighted moving average using patient referral data}What is a characteristic of an agile supply chain? {Ans: Suppliers help develop new products that can better meet individual customer needs.}Which quality tool examines patterns, flow, and causes of variation of data points over time? {Ans: Statistical process