Types of Control (Scenario)
Sam has not been receiving the information that he needs from his current control system. By the time Sam receives his reports, the activity has been completed and mistakes have already been made. Direct supervision is used extensively on the production floor now, so some activities are corrected before they become costly mistakes. But Sam would like to do better. Ideally, he would like to fix mistakes before they happen and anticipate more of the problems before they occur.
-Direct supervision is the best-known form of __________ control.
A) applied
B) feedforward
C) concurrent
D) conformance
E) feedback

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Concurrent control involves monitoring and adjusting ongoing activities and processes to ensure they conform to standards, which is what direct supervision on the production floor achieves.