Management Homework Help

1.In 2009, General Electric decided to bring back some of its manufacturing production to the United States. Why

was work process engineering a good strategy to use?

a.Work process engineering supported incremental change, which ensured that their approach was metho

b.Work process engineering allowed the company to implement radical changes that were appropriate at the time.

c.Work process engineering relied solely upon continuous improvement, which in turn allowed the company to increase efficiency.

d.Work process engineering placed more of the focus on economic stability versus staying competitive.

e.Work process engineering supported traditional manufacturing and design processes already in place.

2.Fast Computers, a publicly traded company, published its year-end financial audit report, which was personally certified by the Ace Accountants Consulting Firm. Has Fast Computers complied with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

a.Yes, because the accounting firm personally certified the year-end financial audit report.

b.Yes, because the year-end financial report was audited before it was released.

c.Yes, because the Sarbanes-Oxley Act only requires that year-end financial audit reports be made public.

d.No, because the CEO and CFO of Fast Computers did not personally certify the year-end financial audit report.

e.No, because Fast Computers’ full board of directors did not personally certify the year-end financial audit report.