Which One of the Following Statements About Relationships Between the Five

question 129

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about relationships between the five major process decisions is best?

• A) A manufacturing plant that is capital intensive tends to have more opportunity for vertical integration.
• B) Resource flexibility usually is higher when capital intensity is higher.
• C) Customer involvement usually is higher when capital intensity is higher.
• D) Increasing volume opens the door for less capital intensity and more outsourcing.

Grasp the significance of eliminating work duplication and bottlenecks through process reengineering.

Recognize the steps involved in reengineering core processes.

Understand the role of cost reduction and efficiency increase in process reengineering.

Identify key characteristics of a work process as defined by Michael Hammer.

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