Gina Is Working as a Marketing Trainee for a Streaming

question 191

Multiple Choice

Gina is working as a marketing trainee for a streaming video company. Her boss called a meeting for next week with one thing on the agenda: "Bring with you your ideas about how we can gain a competitive advantage." Gina plans to provide the following response: 

• A) Create a management-driven environment with lots of employee training.
• B) Create a customer-driven environment where we constantly try to create customer value.
• C) Restructure the organization so that there is always a manager on duty to chat with online customers who are having problems with their orders.
• D) Always match the promotions of our competitors; price is the only thing customers care about.

Understand how days' payable outstanding is calculated and interpreted.

Identify and understand lean manufacturing principles and their impact on transaction recording.

Learn the components of the total cycle time and how lean principles affect cycle efficiency.

Understand the concept of value streams within lean manufacturing.

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