Q4.
Which of the following is the appropriate description of the “star” in PPM (Product Portfolio Management)?
a) A product that requires investment with growth, but offers a high market growth rate
and high market share.
b) A product with a low market growth rate and low market share, which offers low potential and low outflow of investment.
c) A product that offers a high market growth rate but requires substantial investment
due to a small market, while offering long-term potential for growth.
d) A product that offers a low market growth rate but high market share, so that it is
possible to generate profits with a small amount of fund.
Q5.
A dispatch employee is working under a dispatch contract. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the client company? Here, assume that no particular employment
conditions have been agreed upon.
Q6.
Practice exam 1
a) The dispatch employee is responsible for performing maintenance on a sales information system, and directly requests to take paid leave. The client company determines that the paid leave will not interfere with the work, and approves the paid
leave.
b) The client company directly instructs the dispatch employee to perform maintenance
on groupware, just as if the person were an employee of the client company.
c) The client company instructs the dispatch employee to enter data into a production
management system, but an entry error leads to the production of defective products.
The client company blames the responsibility for the manufactured goods on the dispatching company.
d) The dispatch employee does not finish the data processing for a sales management
system, during the regular work hours. The client company instructs the dispatch employee to work overtime, just as if the person were an employee of the client company.
Which of the following is an essential management resource for corporate management, in
addition to people, materials, and money?
a) Environment
b) Information
c) Imagination
d) Responsibility
Q7.
Which of the following describes software that supports collaborative work among people
by providing communication functions such as electronic conferencing and e-mail, and
workflow functions such as bug report management?
a) CAD
b) SCM
c) Expert system
d) Groupware
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