Nabisco Has Linked Seamlessly with Its Parts Manufacturers and Outsourced

question 52

Multiple Choice

Nabisco has linked seamlessly with its parts manufacturers and outsourced customer call centers to provide streamlined work processes and a high-quality customer experience.This seamless linking of Nabisco's strategic business units toward a common vision is an example of _____ integration.

• A) relationship
• B) social
• C) functional
• D) hierarchical
• E) Material and service supplier

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Definitions:

Return on Common Shareholders' Equity Ratio

A measure of profitability that calculates how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested, focusing on common shareholders.

Marketability

The ease with which a product can be sold or a security can be bought or sold in the market without affecting its price.

Profitability

An indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets, demonstrating the efficiency with which a company can generate profit from its operations.

Receivables Turnover Ratio

A financial metric that measures how efficiently a company collects on the credit it extends to customers by comparing net credit sales to average accounts receivable.