In Order to Move More Quickly Through a Product's Development

question 89

Multiple Choice

In order to move more quickly through a product's development stage and have people from each discipline get involved in projects early on,companies are using

• A) virtual work teams.
• B) cross-functional work teams.
• C) advisory committees.
• D) task forces.
• E) continuous engineering.

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Definitions:

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Marginal Tax Rates

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Straight-Line Depreciation

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