Controlling Operations
Charles is the operations manager of a firm which operates as a leaf tobacco merchant and processor worldwide. Charles believes that the firm's productivity can be increased substantially from the current level. He wants to exert control to improve organizational performance and productivity.
28. Charles interacts directly with the employees in the work area to identify problem areas. He works with various departments to obtain a holistic idea of the business. This type of direct supervision is an example of ________ control.
(A) proactive
(B) feedforward
(C) feedback
(D) concurrent