Question

The management at Granger Industries is evaluating their distribution system to determine if cost-cutting measures will impact performance. Ralph, an employee with experience in the implementation of total quality management programs, suggests that the company should consider synergies between elements of the distribution system instead of judging each activity on its own merits. Ralph is trying to avoid______________.

Answer 1

Ralph is trying to avoid sub optimization.

Explanation:

Sub optimization is a process which means that making changes to only one component of the whole process. In this process, the other components involved are not paid any attention to and are ignored.

Ralph is also wanting to avoid this and wants to consider the synergies  between the elements instead of paying attention to one element. This will help to solve the problem at an effective level and improve the overall performance.