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18 Oct 2019, 05:41
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There is a piece of folk wisdom expressed in the saying, "If it is not broken, don't fix it." A factory manager who accepted that saying would be least likely to:
(A) Agree to union demands, in the interest of safety, for better lighting in the stairwells and storage areas.
(B) Respond to the difficulty of retaining skilled electronic technicians by establishing an on-site day-care center for small children.
(C) Order the immediate replacement of windows broken in a strike.
(D) Replace the quality control supervisor after receiving several complaints about defective units in recent shipments from the factory.
(E) Institute a program of preventive maintenance for major pieces of production machinery.
(A) Agree to union demands, in the interest of safety, for better lighting in the stairwells and storage areas.
(B) Respond to the difficulty of retaining skilled electronic technicians by establishing an on-site day-care center for small children.
(C) Order the immediate replacement of windows broken in a strike.
(D) Replace the quality control supervisor after receiving several complaints about defective units in recent shipments from the factory.
(E) Institute a program of preventive maintenance for major pieces of production machinery.
18 Oct 2019, 07:37
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There is a piece of folk wisdom expressed in the saying, "If it is not broken, don't fix it." A factory manager who accepted that saying would be least likely to:
The folk wisdom's core theme is to say "cross the bridge when it comes to". It relies more on curative therapy than on preventive caution.
(A) Agree to union demands, in the interest of safety, for better lighting in the stairwells and storage areas.---This is a preventive measure
(B) Respond to the difficulty of retaining skilled electronic technicians by establishing an on-site day-care center for small children.---This a preventive measure and resorts to an indirect solution for retaining skilled people.
(C) Order the immediate replacement of windows broken in a strike.---This looks like a trap answer. To replace the entire window is to go overboard. Perhaps if the Manager could only fix those broken glass doors, it will be an optimal solution
(D) Replace the quality control supervisor after receiving several complaints about defective units in recent shipments from the factory.---This is the best solution that is to the point
(E) Institute a program of preventive maintenance for major pieces of production machinery.- The choice excludes itself by calling it preventive.
Ans: D.
The folk wisdom's core theme is to say "cross the bridge when it comes to". It relies more on curative therapy than on preventive caution.
(A) Agree to union demands, in the interest of safety, for better lighting in the stairwells and storage areas.---This is a preventive measure
(B) Respond to the difficulty of retaining skilled electronic technicians by establishing an on-site day-care center for small children.---This a preventive measure and resorts to an indirect solution for retaining skilled people.
(C) Order the immediate replacement of windows broken in a strike.---This looks like a trap answer. To replace the entire window is to go overboard. Perhaps if the Manager could only fix those broken glass doors, it will be an optimal solution
(D) Replace the quality control supervisor after receiving several complaints about defective units in recent shipments from the factory.---This is the best solution that is to the point
(E) Institute a program of preventive maintenance for major pieces of production machinery.- The choice excludes itself by calling it preventive.
Ans: D.
22 Oct 2019, 21:44
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A. If there is no lighting, the it's essentially broken. There is no lighting and it's needed
B. Again, if there is no day care it's essentially broken. There is no day care.
C. Something is broken
D. There is something defective so fix it.
E. 'Preventive maintenance'... no, that's not what we do when things aren't broken !
You might be tempted to think that A and B fit the description. However, there is a lack there, something missing, something that is not working properly. Whereas in E, it's actually working.
