Question

Sofia works for Galaxy Manufacturing Inc., where her team shares a machine and materials with another team that works a different shift. Each team is responsible for ensuring that the machine is in working order and the work area is fully stocked before handing it over to the other team at shift change. While working, Sofia begins the manufacturing process, and then passes her work along to her teammate, Amanda, to complete the next step of the process. After this, Amanda passes it along to Nick to complete the process. The two teams sharing a work space and machine is known as:______.a. reciprocal interdependence.b. sequential interdependence.c. complete interdependence.d. interdependence.e. collective interdependence.

Answer 1

Answer: Sequential interdependence.

Explanation:

Sofia, Amanda and Nick's team are involved in Sequential Interdependence because they rely on the person before them to supply their team with resources and machines for their task. Sequential Interdependence occurs when a department depends on the resources from another department, that operated before them.

Answer 2

Answer:

b. sequential interdependence

Explanation:

Sequential interdependence is a type of interdependence in a work space in which the performance or function of a subunit is dependent on the performance of the preceding subunit, in order words, a unit must complete its task before, the next unit can carry out its own task, i.e, Sofia starts the process, and in a sequential manner passes it to Amanda who comes hers before passing it to the next person.