OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers) can involve their supplier in new product development processes. The situation, where OEM’s involve the best suppliers early on in the development process, is called:
Cross-functional buying.
Supplier development.
Early supplier involvement.
Residential engineering.
Large outsourcing companies can organize the communication with their top suppliers, for development projects, in different ways. When a technical specialist of the supplier is located at the R&D department of the outsourcing company, this is called:
Base-line engineering.
Residential engineering.
Co-development.
Purchasing engineering.
Three types of quality costs can be differentiated. Which of the expenses below can be categorized as prevention costs?
Developing a system to check the product quality.
The cost for a recall of products to prevent claims.
Losses due to product downgrading.
Quality inspection of incoming goods.
Three types of quality costs can be differentiated. Which of the expenses below can be categorized as assessment costs?
Training in quality management for the personnel.
The cost for a recall of products to prevent claims.