OPERATIONS MGMT(LOOSELEAF)W/MYOMLAB>IC
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Chapter 11, Problem 4P
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To identify: The problems faced by a company when it moves to operate as a virtual organization and also to identify whether the firm encounters new problems or deals with the same existing problems.
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OPERATIONS MGMT(LOOSELEAF)W/MYOMLAB>IC
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