When 3M Managers Decided to Manufacture Post-It Notes,a New Product

question 98

Multiple Choice

When 3M managers decided to manufacture Post-it notes,a new product was born.This was an example of ________ in action.

• A)critical thinking skills
• B)vision
• C)social responsibility
• D)creativity

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Definitions:

Problem Data Set

A collection of data or information that relates to a particular problem or challenge to be analyzed or solved.

Northwest-corner Rule

A method used in transportation problem solutions in operations research, starting allocation from the northwest corner of a cost matrix and moving through the matrix to minimize costs.

Transportation Problem

A type of optimization problem in operations research aimed at determining the most efficient way of allocating resources to transport goods from suppliers to consumers, minimizing cost.

Transportation Problem

A type of optimization problem in logistics aiming to determine the most efficient way to distribute goods from multiple suppliers to multiple consumers.