-Reference Organization Chart 3.2. This Structure

question 10

Multiple Choice

-Reference Organization Chart 3.2. This structure:

• A) has caused high levels of bureaucracy.
• B) should be changed immediately to a horizontal grouping if the company is growing.
• C) would have increased the span of control for the General Manager when the Assistant Manager position was added.
• D) could have a weakness of slow response to environmental changes that require coordination across functional areas.

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Definitions:

Continuous Process

A manufacturing process where production flows continuously without interruption, typically in industries like chemicals or oil refining.

Work In Process

Inventory representing the cost of incomplete goods that are still in the process of being manufactured at a given point in time.

Direct Materials

The raw materials directly used in the production of a product, easily traceable to the finished good.

Materials Cost

The total expense incurred from acquiring raw materials used in the production of goods.