Linda Takes a Job with a Manufacturing Firm, and She

question 66

Multiple Choice

Linda takes a job with a manufacturing firm, and she is appointed to a self-managed work team. As a member of a self-managed work team, she should expect to be involved in ________.

• A) learning all team tasks
• B) setting the company vision
• C) closely supervising the team
• D) reducing job-to-job movement

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Definitions:

Chase Strategy

A management approach where production meets the exact demand for goods, reducing inventory costs by producing only what is needed.

Aggregate Planning

A process in supply chain management that develops, analyzes, and maintains a preliminary, approximate schedule of the overall operations of an organization.

Overtime

Additional hours worked by an employee beyond their normal working hours, typically compensated at a higher pay rate.

Subcontracting

The practice of hiring an outside party to perform services or create goods that are typically done in-house.