Faced with a Severe,long-Term Drop-Off in the Demand for Their

question 92

Multiple Choice

Faced with a severe,long-term drop-off in the demand for their products,a company that manufactures replacement parts for airplanes must cut its workforce significantly.The HR department must generate plans for making the workforce reduction more effective.This plan must include all of the following "best practices" EXCEPT

• A) developing a plan for communicating information about the workforce reduction to employees.
• B) outsourcing the termination interviews and administrative processing.
• C) identifying the core work of the business.
• D) providing for nurturing of employees who survive the workforce reduction.

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Definitions:

Inventory

A company's merchandise, raw materials, and finished and unfinished products which have not yet been sold.

Analytical Techniques

A broad range of methods and tools used to evaluate and interpret data for decision-making and problem-solving purposes.

NPV

Net Present Value (NPV) is a financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of an investment or project, calculated by summing the present values of incoming and outgoing cash flows.

Cost of Capital

The rate of return that a company must pay on its investments to satisfy its shareholders or debt-holders.