An Important Aspect of the Screening and Evaluation Stage of the New-Product

question 138

Multiple Choice

An important aspect of the screening and evaluation stage of the new-product process is an examination of technical feasibility.For example, 3M was able to use the firm's micro-replication (tiny little fingers) technology to

• A)improve the gripping power of golf or work gloves.
• B)attach baseball caps to the heads of "balder gentlemen."
• C)keep socks from sliding into shoes.
• D)keep bra straps from falling off shoulders.
• E)hold pictures in a photo album without damaging them.

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