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Transcribed Image Text:Select the term that best completes each postaction control
You are analyzing shipping statements and
You recommend Ginny for a raise based or
At its warehouses, Walmart receives items
the manufacturing of the products it sells,
structural control
screening control
preliminary control
ents.
m stores and realize that boxes packed by Ginny have a nearly perfect accuracy rate.
ere that it will stock and sell in its stores. Because Walmart doesn't actually control
could be the most critical type of operational control for Walmart.
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose you are cross-training at one of Walmart's warehouses. You are there to learn about the operations side of the business, which is critical to
Walmart because of its low-cost strategy.
Your supervisor relies on her line manager for screening control. Which statement explains why the line manager is the right person to be accountable
for screening control?
Screening control is typically automated and requires little oversight.
Screening control is less important than preliminary control.
The supervisor is simply delegating accountability. Anyone in the warehouse could do this job as well as the line manager.
The line manager is best able to monitor qualit screening control e transformation process.
preaction control
Select the term that best completes each of the following preliminary control
You are analyzing shipping statements and error notifica
You recommend Ginny for a raise based on this form of
postaction control
realize that boxes packed by Ginny have a nearly perfect accuracy rate.
At its warehouses, Walmart receives items manufactured elsewhere that it will stock and sell in its stores. Because Walmart doesn't actually control
the manufacturing of the products it sells,
could be the most critical type of operational control for Walmart.
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