Information Systems Can Reduce the Number of Levels in an Organization

question 47

Multiple Choice

Information systems can reduce the number of levels in an organization by providing managers with in- formation to supervise larger numbers of workers and by giving lower-level employees more decision- making authority.This process describes a process of ______________________.

• A) Flattening Organizations
• B) Fattening Organizations
• C) Forming Organizations
• D) Feeding Organizations

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Definitions:

Northwest Corner Allocation

A method used in operations research for solving transportation problems by starting allocations in the northwest (top-left) corner of a cost matrix and moving through the matrix to minimize costs.

Northwest-Corner Rule

A procedure in the transportation model where one starts at the upper-left-hand cell of a table (the northwest corner) and systematically allocates units to shipping routes.

Feasible Solution

A potential solution to a problem that meets all the constraints and requirements specified in the problem's definition.