A Firm Uses Information Technology to Break Down Functional Barriers

question 30

Multiple Choice

A firm uses information technology to break down functional barriers and create a work system based on business processes, products, or outputs rather than on functions or inputs in

• A) restructuring.
• B) benchmarking.
• C) reengineering.
• D) rightsizing.
• E) delayering.

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