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Practice Reading: Reading Fill in the Blanks ID: #922 Just in Time

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“Just-in-time” is a management philosophy and not a technique. It originally referred to the production of goods to meet customer exactly, in time, quality and quantity, the “customer” is the final purchaser of the product or another process along the production line. It has now come to mean producing with waste. “Waste” is taken in its most general sense and includes time and resources as well as materials.

minimum whether further practically accelerator stretch demand

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Correct answer: demand
Explanation: The word 'demand' fits grammatically as a noun that refers to the need or desire for goods, which aligns with the context of production aimed at meeting customer needs.
Meaning: Demand refers to the desire of customers for a particular product or service.
Wrong options:
accelerator: Accelerator is a noun that refers to a device or mechanism that increases speed, which does not relate to customer needs in this context.
further: Further is an adverb or adjective that indicates a greater distance or extent, which does not fit as it does not describe a customer need.
stretch: Stretch is a verb that means to extend or enlarge, which does not apply to the context of customer needs.
minimum: Minimum is an adjective that refers to the least amount possible, which does not fit as it does not describe a need.
whether: Whether is a conjunction used to introduce alternatives, which does not relate to the concept of customer needs.
practically: Practically is an adverb that means almost or nearly, which does not fit as it does not describe a customer need.
Correct answer: whether
Explanation: The word 'whether' serves as a conjunction that introduces alternatives, fitting grammatically and contextually as it presents the idea of considering two possibilities regarding the customer.
Meaning: Whether indicates a choice or condition between two alternatives.
Wrong options:
accelerator: Accelerator does not fit as it is unrelated to the context of presenting alternatives regarding the customer.
further: Further does not serve as a conjunction and does not fit the grammatical structure needed here.
stretch: Stretch is a verb and does not function as a conjunction, making it inappropriate for this blank.
demand: Demand is a noun and does not fit grammatically as a conjunction in this context.
minimum: Minimum is an adjective and does not serve as a conjunction, thus it is not suitable here.
practically: Practically is an adverb and does not fit the grammatical requirement for a conjunction.
Correct answer: further
Explanation: The word 'further' is used as an adverb here, indicating an additional stage in the production line, which fits both grammatically and contextually.
Meaning: Further refers to a greater distance or additional extent, in this case, along the production line.
Wrong options:
accelerator: Accelerator does not fit as it refers to a device that increases speed, which is unrelated to the context of production stages.
demand: Demand is a noun and does not fit grammatically as it does not describe a position along the production line.
minimum: Minimum is an adjective that does not fit as it does not describe a position or extent in this context.
whether: Whether is a conjunction and does not fit as it does not describe a position along the production line.
stretch: Stretch is a verb that does not relate to the context of production stages.
practically: Practically is an adverb that does not fit the context of describing a position along the production line.
Correct answer: minimum
Explanation: The word 'minimum' is an adjective that describes the least amount of waste, fitting grammatically and contextually in the sentence about production efficiency.
Meaning: Minimum refers to the least or smallest amount possible.
Wrong options:
accelerator: Accelerator does not fit as it refers to a device that increases speed, which is unrelated to the context of waste in production.
further: Further is an adverb or adjective that does not describe the amount of waste, making it inappropriate here.
stretch: Stretch is a verb that does not relate to the context of waste and does not fit grammatically.
demand: Demand is a noun and does not fit as it does not describe the amount of waste in this context.
whether: Whether is a conjunction and does not fit as it does not describe the amount of waste.
practically: Practically is an adverb that does not fit the context of describing the amount of waste.

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