According to the Text,which of the Following Statements About Simultaneous

question 159

Multiple Choice

According to the text,which of the following statements about simultaneous product development is true?

• A) All departments within the company work together at the same time,but to maintain a high level of secrecy,no one outside the company is involved in simultaneous product development.
• B) Simultaneous product development actually increases the length of time it takes to get a product to market and the time the product will stay in the growth stage of its product life cycle.
• C) With simultaneous product development,all relevant functional areas and outside suppliers participate in all stages of the new-product development process.
• D) Simultaneous product development refers to the practice of developing multiple new products at the same time.

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