What Are the Two Dimensions of the Ashridge Portfolio Display

question 55

Multiple Choice

What are the two dimensions of the Ashridge portfolio display?

• A)The relative organizational power of the parent, and the business's innate profitability
• B)The parent's potential to add value to a business, and its potential to impose effective control on the business
• C)The parent's potential to create value, and its potential to destroy value in that business
• D)The cultural fit between the parent and the business, and the rate of information transfer across businesses

Recognize the role and impact of technology in managing and optimizing various layouts.

Identify the implications of layout decisions on a firm's operational efficiency and competitive strategy.

Understand the importance of material handling and its relationship with layout planning.

Differentiate between the various layout types and their suitability to specific operational contexts.

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