Management Purchases of Automated Equipment

question 4

Multiple Choice

Management purchases of automated equipment:

• A) can reduce the number and/or skills of employees in the supermarket industry.
• B) precipitated a strike at AT&T.
• C) has been encouraged by the tremendous success of the U.S. Postal Service's automated experience with bar codes.
• D) is currently at a higher rate than that found in Japan.
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Organizational Chart

A visual display of the organizational structure, lines of authority (chain of command), staff relationships, permanent committee arrangements, and lines of communication.

Plant Layouts

The arrangement of machinery, equipment, and other industrial facilities within a factory or production site, designed to optimize efficiency and workflow.