Beswick Widget Ltd

question 100

Multiple Choice

Beswick Widget Ltd. sets up a system to monitor unit sales of its products to measure changes taking place in customer tastes and the possible resulting impact on future sales. With this system, Beswick is using ________ control.

• A) feedforward
• B) feedback
• C) MBO
• D) bureaucratic

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