Six Sigma programs utilize advanced statistical methods to improve quality by reducing defects and variability in the performance of business processes. are based on three principles: (1) all work is a statistically controllable process; (2) no well-controlled process allows variability; and (3) defect-free work requires tight statistical controls. consist of a disciplined, statistics-based system aimed at producing not more than 2.5 defects per million iterations for a manufacturing or assembly process. radically redesign and streamline how an activity is performed. suggest that all activities can be controlled, employee empowerment is the best control tool, and 100 percent control is possible.

Aland development company purchases several acres of land adjacent to a wildlife reserve. it plans to build a new community, complete with shops and schools. green sands, a local environmental group, complains that the company's proposed building methods will disrupt the area's ecological balance. the company wants to respect the local ecology but also wants to build its development. the company decides to schedule a meeting with green sands's representatives to make choices about the property that are agreeable to both sides. which strategy would be most effective in this situation?

On september 12, ryan company sold merchandise in the amount of $5,800 to johnson company, with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. the cost of the items sold is $4,000. ryan uses the periodic inventory system and the net method of accounting for sales. on september 14, johnson returns some of the non-defective merchandise, which is restored to inventory. the selling price of the returned merchandise is $500 and the cost of the merchandise returned is $350. the entry or entries that ryan must make on september 14 is (are): multiple choice sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 merchandise inventory 350 cost of goods sold 350 sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 sales returns and allowances 500 accounts receivable 500 sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 merchandise inventory 343 cost of goods sold 343 sales returns and allowances 350 accounts receivable 350

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