Which of the following best describes supply chain management? a. a program certifying that a factory, laboratory, or office has met the quality management standards of the international organization for standardization. b. the redesigning of business processes to improve performance, quality, and productivity. c. a certification program attesting to the fact that a factory, laboratory, or office has improved environmental performance. d. the principle of looking at the supply chain as a whole in order to improve the overall flow through the system.

Apolling company reported that 57​% of 1013 surveyed adults said that cellular phones are "quite annoying." complete parts​ (a) through​ (d) below. a. what is the exact value that is 57​% of 1013​? the exact value is 577.41. ​(type an integer or a​ decimal.) b. could the result from part​ (a) be the actual number of adults who said that cellular phones are "quite annoying" question mark why or why​ not? a. ​no, the result from part​ (a) could not be the actual number of adults who said that cellular phones are "quite annoying" because that is a very rare opinion. b. ​yes, the result from part​ (a) could be the actual number of adults who said that cellular phones are "quite annoying" because the results are statistically significant. c. ​yes, the result from part​ (a) could be the actual number of adults who said that cellular phones are "quite annoying" because the polling numbers are accurate. d. ​no, the result from part​ (a) could not be the actual number of adults who said that cellular phones are "quite annoying" because a count of people must result in a whole number. c. what could be the actual number of adults who said that cellular phones are "quite annoying" question mark the actual number of adults with this opinion could b