Exam 7: Supervisory Planning

When an employee requests a piece of new equipment, the first thing a supervisor should do is solicit prices from equipment suppliers to find the best deal for the new equipment.

Management by objectives (MBO) is a management approach in which managers, supervisors, and employees jointly set objectives against which performance is later evaluated.

Which of the following statements concerning planning is INCORRECT?

A mission statement is usually very specific including the company's financial forecast.

Upper management is typically responsible for long-term planning.

What is a major disadvantage to telecommuting? What are companies doing to deal with this issue?

Standing or single-use plans are policies, procedures, methods, and rules that can be applied to recurring situations.

Physical resources include all of the following EXCEPT:

Once the organization has developed its objectives it should move forward by creating goals.

Effective strategic planning usually begins with the development of a mission statement.

Samantha, a supply chain manager at a consumer goods packaging company, often reviews what her competitors are up to, especially to identify innovative best practices that her company could potentially adopt. This is an example of:

If an organization is run effectively, it will never face a "crisis situation."

Supervisors in every profession have the same degree of concern about workplace safety.

Supervisory-level objectives are typically more specific than organizational objectives.

Which of the following statements about employee work schedules is True?

Written policies are more likely to be followed consistently than policies that are simply communicated orally.

Charlene, a top manager, is participating on a project at work to develop a long-range plan that will highlight her organization's goals for the next year, three years, five years, and ten years. Charlene is helping to develop what type of plan?

Rules are no different than policies.

During her annual performance review, Jillian meets with her supervisor Chris to set her objectives for the next year. Chris informs Jillian that her performance in achieving these newly established objectives will be the basis for next year's merit pay increase. This is an example of what type of management system?

Planning at the supervisory level of an organization tends to be more detailed than planning that occurs at top levels.