Deciding How to Allocate Resources Over a Product's Life Cycle

question 55

Multiple Choice

Deciding how to allocate resources over a product's life cycle usually is:

• A)decided once at the beginning of the product design phase.
• B)not known until the beginning of the manufacturing cycle.
• C)part of product development.
• D)an iterative process over the life of the product.

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