Kevin Freeman Is the Head of a Team Developing Plastic

question 22

Multiple Choice

Kevin Freeman is the head of a team developing plastic knee replacements.His research team has discovered an improved materials -handling procedure that reduces contamination of the product during assembly.The issue for the company after the discovery is:

• A)how this specific knowledge can be transferred to the company's whole production process.
• B)whether or not this specific knowledge can be implemented in the knee team's process.
• C)whether to transfer this new knowledge for general corporate use.
• D)to figure out how this discovery can be utilized to reduce influence costs.

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