When a Company Uses Outsourcing to Zero in on Even

question 23

Multiple Choice

When a company uses outsourcing to zero in on even better performance of those truly strategy-critical activities where its expertise is most needed,then it may also be able to:

• A) create a values-based corporate culture that excels in product innovation.
• B) decrease internal bureaucracies,flatten its organizational structure,shorten the time it takes to respond to changing market conditions,and capitalize on its partnerships with outsiders to enhance its arsenal of capabilities and thus contribute to better strategy execution.
• C) devote more resources to its social responsibility strategy,better empower employees,and reduce employee turnover.
• D) better police compliance with ethical standards,lower overall operating costs,and create two or more distinctive competencies.
• E) All of these.

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Definitions:

XIC

Acronym for "Examine If Closed," a common instruction used in programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to check if a contact or switch is closed.

Internal Relay Instructions

Commands in a PLC or other control systems that enable internal processing signals or operations without using physical relay hardware, often for logic or timing functions.

Output

The information or energy provided as a result of a process, system, or device's operation, often directed to an external or subsequent system.