What do we call a set of interrelated elements functioning as a whole?
a. System
b. Subsystem
c. Entropic system
d. Synergistic system
e. Myopic system
Question 2An operations manager at Lame Duck Airlines requested that five extra aircraft be made
available for flying previously unscheduled charter flights. His supervisor denied his request
because the supervisor knew that this use would delay several inspections of the aircraft,
thus disrupting the whole maintenance schedule. Which theory did the supervisor apply?
a. Quantitative management
b. Contingency
c. Systems
d. Scientific management
e. Administrative management