Supervisors Can Increase Their Own and Their Team's Productivity Primarily

question 20

Multiple Choice

Supervisors can increase their own and their team's productivity primarily by:

• A) understanding the goals of quality programs and their own role in achieving those goals.
• B) implementing strict rules and dictating departmental goals that need to be achieved.
• C) focusing on average rate of return and payback period of investments made on new equipment.
• D) utilizing conceptual and planning skills to develop new control strategies.

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