Management at the De la Garza Recreational Products has recognized that the firm is much slower than the competition at getting new designs to market. The problem seems to stem from coordination problems between the various functional departments involved in the recreational vehicle design process. De la Garza should
A. improve technical training for employees.
B. formalize the division of labor.
C. relax its rules and procedures.
D. create cross-functional teams for development.
E. cancel all social events for employees.
D. create cross-functional teams for development.
De Garza needs to be more integrated; its specialists should work together to achieve a common goal. One of the means for achieving this is the use of cross-functional teams.
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