Which approach to aggregation requires an information system that allows access to current inventory records from each location?
A) Information centralization
B) Specialization
C) Product substitution
D) Component commonality
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
When the total market expands, the market ________ usually gains the most
A) challenger B) leader C) follower D) nicher E) entrant
Which of the following is NOT an input control to reduce the risks of data entry errors and payroll fraud for a company with a mobile or distributed work force?
a. Limit tests that detect excessive hours b. Check digits that detect transcription errors in employee identification c. Biometric scanners, swipe cards, and PINS d. Multilevel security that achieves segregation of duties
What is the best suggestion for assessing sales force productivity?
A) Recognize that frequency of sales calls is the best indicator of success. B) Realize that sales call frequency must be compared to the profit earned on each account. C) Recognize that assessing sales force productivity is more "art" than "science." D) Compare salespeople with others on the sales force who have similarly-sized territories. E) Compare a salesperson's current productivity with past productivity.
Conditions that may make corporate restructuring strategies appealing include all of the following except
A. an excessive debt burden with interest costs that eat deeply into profitability. B. a business lineup that consists of too many cash cow businesses. C. a business lineup that consists of too many slow-growth, declining, low-margin, or competitively weak businesses. D. ill-chosen acquisitions that haven't lived up to expectations. E. ongoing declines in the market shares of one or more major business units that are falling prey to more market-savvy competitors.