Waddell Engineering Manufactures Molded Plastic Components for a Leading Toy

question 8

Multiple Choice

Waddell Engineering manufactures molded plastic components for a leading toy manufacturer. Roy supervises the production line; he would like to see the company use an injection molding machine that has a faster cycle time. Petra and Robin are quality control managers for the company, and have just returned from a trade show with information on the new Logic Devices molding machines. They hand this information to Mike Waddell, CEO of the company, who is concerned about the $400,000 cost. Roy, Robin, and Petra meet with Mike and Ailene, the company's purchasing agent, to discuss why the company needs to buy the new machine. Robin does not think the company needs to invest in the machine and does not tell anyone that the same machine can be purchased for 30 percent less from another company. Who typifies the role of gatekeeper?

• A) Petra
• B) Robin
• C) Roy
• D) Mike

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