Rather Than Relying on Design Engineers Alone to Design New

question 89

Essay

Rather than relying on design engineers alone to design new products, the CEO of Quokka Resources wants to form teams of people from several departments to develop more creative products. These teams will consist of design engineers, manufacturing engineers, marketing staff and purchasing staff. Quokka's CEO believes that these teams will develop more creative products than design engineers did when working alone. Identify three potential constraints that might interfere with the CEO's expected benefits of team-based decision making and creativity.

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