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AssignmentMultiple Choice

How Manufacturers Are Organized

Question 5 • Career Explorations III

A company produces kitchen appliances for several different brands. Each year, there are new designs with new features and new production challenges. You need an organizational structure that allows your purchasing department to keep a lean inventory without disrupting production. You need the flexibility of assigning engineers to a number of different products and diverting resources quickly from one line to another. Which type of organizational structure would work best?

Answer
A
shared services
B
product
C
functional
D
matrix
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