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Simplex limited had been taken over by Mundhra Group immediately following India’s independence. Since then it enjoys a rich record of industry presence and experience. In 2005, with the aim to accelerate growth the company had gone through several rounds of meetings and discussions before launching ERP system to attract large projects. The management had done effective forecast and critical thinking regarding allocation resources to reduce wastage. For this purpose the company had laid down multiple courses of action to meet the challenge of adverse situations. In 2008, the company suffered loss in many projects due to the great recession despite taking many cost cutting measures. The management had taken utmost care regarding the possible outcome and timely review of the plans to achieve the set target during that hard time. In 2010 the system implemented successfully which subsequently helped the company to execute numerous projects with precision and timeliness.
  1. “In 2005, with the aim to accelerate growth the company had gone through several rounds of Meetings and discussions.” What is the objective mentioned here according to the process stated here?
  1. Developing Premises
  2. Growth & development
  3. Launching IT enabled system
  4. Cost cutting.
  1. In 2008, the company suffered loss in many projects due to the great recession despite taking many cost cutting measures.” Which limitation of the management process is indicated here?
  1. It fails to cope with sudden changes
  2. It involves huge cost
  3. It requires critical thinking
  4. Need to construct multiple action plans
  1. State whether the given statement is True or False: “The management had done effective forecast and critical thinking regarding allocation of resources to reduce wastage.
  1. The management had taken utmost care regarding the possible outcome and timely review of the Plans to achieve the set target during that hard time.” Which is the last step of the Process mentioned here?
  1. Implementation of plan
  2. Timely execution of projects
  3. Follow up
  4. To prepare alternative course of action

Answer

  1. (b) Growth & development
  2. (a) It fails to cope with sudden changes
  3. True
  4. (c) Follow up

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