Given the Position of Drive Through Restaurants in the Maturity

question 144

Multiple Choice

Given the position of drive through restaurants in the maturity stage of its life cycle, which of the following OM strategies or issues should the makers of CD-ROM's be most concerned with at the current time?

• A) forecasting
• B) standardization
• C) over capacity in the industry
• D) pruning lines
• E) reduce capacity

Develop strategies to capture and maintain audience attention.

Know how to establish ground rules for Q&A based on the audience.

Identify essentials for an effective speech introduction.

Outline the crucial stages in presentation planning and execution.

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