The stage of the product development process often requires the design of after-sales processes such as maintenance, warranties, and repair processes that occur after the customer owns the product.

A) final product definitionB) product design and evaluationC) manufacturing system designD) technology selection for product developmentE) product marketing and supply chain preparation

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above