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A Six Sigma project team is working to reduce defects from a manufacturing process. The root cause analysis showed a significant difference between machines at one process step. The team is in the Improve phase and evaluating several concepts. The table below summarizes scores against decision criteria for the concepts.  CRITERIA AND WEIGHT Cost CTQ Impact Ease of Implementation Customer Satisfaction CONCEPT 3 4 2 1 TOTAL SCORE A 3 5 1 4 (a) B 4 5 5 2 (b) C 1 4 5 3 (c) Scoring: 1 = Worse and 5 = Better What is the total score for concept A?    [sa] What is the total score for concept B?    [sb] What is the total score for concept C?    [sc] Which concept should the team pick?    [select] (enter A, B or C)

The most consistent factor involved in forming relationships and selecting mates is

Construction crews are constantly annoyed at the way people, mostly teenage boys, steal the orange cones and flashing pylons that mark construction zones. Why does this sort of deviance happen, according to Jack Katz?

The primary goal of comparative and historical research methods is to

In recent years, sociologists who study deviance have learned that they can measure the quantities of narcotics consumed by a community by testing its sewage before treatment. What part of the research process would the sociologists be carrying out when they visit the sewage treatment plant to test its sewage?

What does social identity theory suggest about teamwork?

During your Internal Medicine rotation, you are asked to evaluate an HIV-positive patient who has returned to the office infrequently for scheduled medical follow-up appointments during the past year.  At the time of his last visit ten months ago, the patient had a CD4 count > 500.  Current laboratory studies reveal that the patient now has a CD4 count < 100.  Your preceptor informs you that the patient will need to be started on Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis.  You may assume that the patient has no known drug allergies.  Which of the following medications is generally recommended as the treatment of choice for Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis?

The Information Revolution changed the nature of work and the economy because it has

In the nineteenth century, those American Indians who survived clashes with the U.S. Army were forcibly removed to reservations. This is an example of

What is one reason the poor might participate less in social movements compared to college students with adequate financial support?