According to the rational choice decision making process, the first step in solving this problem would be:
Paragon Company
Alvin, the production manager at the Paragon Company, wants to select the best supplier of
raw materials from among several vendors. He has several choices and has done research
into which company provides the best services and products. One company is known to be
extremely timely, another is much lower in price but often late in deliveries, and the third is
well-known to provide the highest quality products available.
A. Choosing the best decision process.
B. Evaluating the decision inputs.
C. Researching the problem.
D. Identifying the problem or opportunity.
E. All of these should occur simultaneously.
D. Identifying the problem or opportunity.
The first step in the Rational Choice Decision-Making process is to identify the problem or
recognize an opportunity. A problem is a deviation between the current and the desired
situation—the gap between "what is" and ''what ought to be.''
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