1. You’ve told one of your staff that she has been chosen to join a benchmarking team that is going to Switzerland to study another company’s best practices. “I’m kind of nervous,” she says. “I don’t know much about Switzerland.” Knowing that Switzerland is a low-context culture, you advise her that in general: Check all that apply.
A. Building a relationship is given a higher priority than accomplishing the deal
B. People’s relative status and nonverbal signals will play an important role in how communication is interpreted
C. The well-being of individuals is valued more than that of the group
D. Communication is primarily for the purpose of conveying information
2. The Generous Dynamite company is considering building a new automated production work cell. Management estimates that raw materials will arrive at an even rate of 15 per hour, the workcell can create finished parts at a rate of 20 per hour. The cell costs 100K and will last 2 years. The finished goods are sold for $200 each.
You have been tipped that the CEO will ask you the following information at the review board:
The proposed utilization rate of the cell
The length of the queue of raw material
Average number of parts in the cell area
Average waiting time
The total cycle time (waiting plus machining)
Should he make the investment?