Atena Technologies, a Software Company Greatly Reduced the Bureaucratic Nature

question 95

Multiple Choice

Atena Technologies, a software company greatly reduced the bureaucratic nature of its pay structure, by going from 3,000 job titles and 12 pay grades to a simpler 1,000 jobs and 5 pay grades. In this example, Atena Technologies used:

• A)decentralizing.
• B)departmentalizing.
• C)forecasting.
• D)delayering.
• E)benchmarking.

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Definitions:

Utilization Factor

A metric that measures the percentage of time that a resource (e.g., machine, employee) is actively used compared to the total available time.

Time Between Arrivals

The average or specified period of time that elapses between the arrival of successive units, customers, or entities in a process or system.

Repetitive Focus Factory

A factory designed to produce high volumes of a limited range of products, focusing on efficiency and repetitive processes.

Processing Part

The phase or component in manufacturing that involves the change or transformation of materials into final products.