Narrative 1-2 In April 2013,Volkswagen Reported a Net Profit Increase of 41

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Narrative 1-2
In April 2013,Volkswagen reported a net profit increase of 41 percent. While the future looks bright for VW today,it was not always so. In August 2005,VW's past chief executive officer,Bernd Pischetsrieder,announced another restructuring plan for the company. VW is Europe's largest carmaker and needed to make itself profitable once again. To do so,VW cut thousands of jobs through natural attrition,early retirement,and buyouts of worker contracts. The carmaker also reviewed its component parts factories in Brunswick,Kassel,and Wolfsburg to help it accomplish its organizational goal. Pischetsrieder blamed much of the company's problems on restructuring that was done in 1993. He insisted that the company missed a whole generation of managers because its former CEO eliminated a whole management layer. As a result,45 percent of the managers at that time went into retirement over the following three to four years.
-Refer to Narrative 1-2. What is VW examining in its component parts factories?

• A)efficiency  
• B)synergy  
• C)effectiveness  
• D)autonomy

Identify anatomical structures of the respiratory system and their functions.

Recognize the triggers and physiological responses during exercise that affect ventilation.

Describe the role and components of the Hering-Breuer reflex in respiratory regulation.

Distinguish between different respiratory diseases and their characteristics.

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