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Author: Pride, William M
Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
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The mission of Company T is to start the move to the vehicles, which would save energy while saving the planet. The company works as a single and a largely automated manufacturing plant in State C. The company has stopped its sale of Brand R in the year 2011 as it concentrates on launching the new model.
The company is waiting to achieve the long-term objective of generating 500,000 vehicles in one year and profiting from scale economies. Thus, it recruits thousands of employees and restoring the facilities for a larger output.
To discuss: The performance standards that Company T establishes and the other standards that Person X will recommend Company T to utilize it for the strategic performance assessment.
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