WGU C483 EXAM C483 PRE -ASSESSMENT AND

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WGU C483 EXAM/ C483 PRE -ASSESSMENT AND

OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT LATEST 2025 ACTUAL

EXAM| COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

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Benchmarking is the process of assessing how well one company's basic functions

and skills compare with:

• government standards.
• supplier and distributor requirements.
• those of another company.

D)customer expectations.

• stockholder demands. - Correct Answer - C

_____ include sets of actions to be taken when a company's initial plans have not worked well or if events in the external environment require a sudden change.

• Functional plans
• Contingency plans

C)Strategic maps D)Differentiation strategies

• Business incubators - Correct Answer - B

Which of the following is true of operational planning?

• It is a long-term plan spanning over three years.
• It is performed by top level managers. 1 / 4

pg. 2 C)It identifies specific plans and procedures.D)It focuses only on processes required in the higher organizational levels.

• It translates broad strategic goals into specific goals. - Correct Answer - C

The most effective _____ statements inspire organization members, offering a worthwhile target for the entire organization to work together to achieve.

• vision
• operation

C)business definition D)financial

• quality - Correct Answer - A

A(n) _____ illustrates the four key drivers of a firm's long-term success, and shows how goals in each area are linked to others.

• objective script
• GANTT chart

C)PERT chart D)decision tree

• strategy map - Correct Answer - E

_____ provides individuals and work units with a clear map to follow in future activities.

• Planning
• Charting

C)A mission statement D)A BCG matrix 2 / 4

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• Staffing - Correct Answer - A

A _____ is the knowledge, expertise, or skill that underlies a company's ability to be a leader in providing a range of specific goods or services.

• knowledge flow
• continuous process

C)cognitive ability D)core capability

• dynamic network - Correct Answer - D

A multifaceted process focusing on creating two-way exchanges with customers to foster intimate knowledge of their needs, wants, and buying patterns is called _____ management.

• customer relationship
• customer analytics

C)total quality D)human resources

• buyer-behavior - Correct Answer - A

The _____ structure is an organizational form that emphasizes flexibility.

• organic
• mechanistic

C)scientific D)systematic

• bureaucratic - Correct Answer - A
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pg. 4 An organization that is skilled at creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge and at modifying its behavior to reflect new knowledge and insights is known as a ____ organization.

• high-involvement
• network

C)mechanistic D)matrix

• learning - Correct Answer - E

Which of the following types of organization is similar to a bureaucratic structure?

• An organic organization
• A continuous improvement organization
• A learning organization
• A high-involvement organization
• A mechanistic organization - Correct Answer - E

At _____, a product or process is defect-free 99.99966 percent of the time.

A. CIM

B. ISO 9001

• JIT system
• six sigma
• concurrent engineering - Correct Answer - D

Which of the following is a support activity in the generic value chain?

• Research and development
• Outbound logistics
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