Au. s. design firm is collaborating with two other international design firms to update the office decor for a multinational company. members from all three firms are working together virtually from various locations around the globe. the team uses teleconferencing and e-mail to collaborate. recently, however, the team encountered a costly situation where a custom fabric design order was placed by a team member in hong kong and then again the next day by a team member in san diego.
what should the team do to avoid similar mistakes in the future?
a. keep better track of information by using a shared database.
b. use a different fabric company that won't duplicate orders.
c. replace the team member who placed the duplicate order.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of a jit partnership? a. frequent deliveries in large lot quantities b. removal of incoming inspection c. third-party logistics never used d. maximal product specifications imposed on supplier e. active pursuit of vertical integration

You decide that structural changes must be made at holden evans immediately to deal with the additional product lines. equipment and employees will have to be moved around to optimize production of all of the products in house. this shouldn't be too difficult because many of the vitamins and supplements are produced using similar processes. you have several options available to facilitate this process. which of the following methods do you think is the best choice? select an option from the choices below and click submit. because the changes may result in the loss of several key employees, you hire outside consultants who specialize in hr law. this way any employee terminations will not result in lawsuits. you select an outside consulting firm that your company has never worked with before, but it has a reputation for using new technology in product lines that are similar to yours. you select several trusted managers to facilitate the transition of operations from overseas. these individuals can gather information and also smooth any rough spots that may occur.

Acompany using the perpetual inventory system purchased inventory worth $540,000 on account with credit terms of 2/15, n/45. defective inventory of $40,000 was returned 2 days later, and the accounts were appropriately adjusted. if the company paid the invoice 20 days later, the journal entry to record the payment would be