Why Is It Often Difficult for Managers to Decide Whether

question 162

Multiple Choice

Why is it often difficult for managers to decide whether to use product or geographic departmentalization?

• A) Because consumer tastes are constantly changing
• B) Because global competition is so intense
• C) Because product and geographic departmentalization each have advantages and disadvantages
• D) Because managers in foreign countries overstep their authority and have to be reined in
• E) Because communicating with far-flung parts of an organization is now easier than it used to be

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Definitions:

P-charts

Control charts used for monitoring the proportion of defective units in a process over time.

Control Limits

Statistical boundaries set in control charts that indicate the acceptable range of process variation, helping to identify when a process is out of control.

P-chart

A type of control chart used for monitoring the proportion of defective units in a process over time.

LCL

Lower Control Limit, a statistical measure used in quality control processes to define the lowest acceptable limit of a process variation.