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The Sales Manager has called his usual monthly meeting with his sales team and presented the monthly sales budget broken down into weekly targets for each member of the team. What type of planning is this?
Suggested Answer: A
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42 comments · newest first
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Avery
11 months ago
Monthly budgets are usually operational planning.
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Ozell
11 months ago
Wait, are we sure it's not strategic? Seems a bit high-level for weekly targets.
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Novella
12 months ago
Agreed, operational makes the most sense here.
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Norah
12 months ago
I think it's more tactical, though.
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Yong
12 months ago
It's definitely operational planning!
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Clorinda
1 year ago
I thought strategic planning was more long-term, so I don't think it's that. Maybe it's tactical, but operational seems to fit too.
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Vicky
1 year ago
I feel like this question is similar to one we practiced where we discussed different planning types. I lean towards operational, but I'm not completely confident.
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Weldon
1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about tactical planning being more about short-term goals. Could this be tactical?
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Tammy
1 year ago
I think this might be operational planning since it's focused on the day-to-day activities of the sales team.
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Raymon
1 year ago
I'm a little confused here. Is this considered strategic planning since it's setting goals for the sales team? Or is it more of an operational approach? I'll have to review my notes on the different planning types.
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Justine
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure on this one. Is it tactical planning or could it be considered operational planning? I'll have to think it through carefully.
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Rima
1 year ago
This seems like a straightforward question. The sales manager is breaking down the monthly sales budget into weekly targets for the team, which sounds like tactical planning to me.
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Mel
1 year ago
Okay, I've got this. The sales manager is setting specific, short-term targets for the team, which aligns with tactical planning. I'm confident that's the right answer.
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Harley
1 year ago
I'm going to start by eliminating the options that don't make sense. HTTP and FTP are for web and file transfer, not real-time media, so those are out.
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Kirk
1 year ago
Ah, I remember learning about this! Code 13 for ICMP Type 3 means "Communication Administratively Prohibited", so the answer is A. Administratively Blocked.
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Giuseppe
1 year ago
This is a straightforward SQL query, and I think option A is the correct answer. The TRUNC function will give us the number of complete weeks, which is what the question is asking for. The sorting by tenure in ascending order will put the longest-serving employees first.
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Joanne
1 year ago
Using the same password for company and personal accounts? That's definitely not a good security practice. I'll mark that as the answer.
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Melodie
1 year ago
I think adding the examiner's qualifications is important, but it might not be essential to the report itself.
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Fairy
1 year ago
I agree, the key is understanding how the credit period relates to the operating cycle. The seller is effectively financing the purchaser's long-term assets in that case.
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Curtis
1 year ago
Intermittent planning? Really? That's a new one. I'm not sure even the sales manager would appreciate that level of, uh, creativity.
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Sabine
1 year ago
Ah, the age-old debate - tactical vs. operational. As someone who's been in sales for years, I can tell you it's a fine line sometimes. But I'd have to say this is operational planning.
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Giovanna
1 year ago
I see your point, but I still think it falls under operational planning.
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Corinne
1 year ago
I think it's more tactical, focusing on short-term goals.
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Sharmaine
1 year ago
I agree, this definitely seems like operational planning.
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Eleonora
1 year ago
I'd go with option C - this is definitely operational planning. Tactical planning is more about the overall strategy, not the nitty-gritty details.
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Ashlee
1 year ago
Yeah, I would also choose option C - operational planning for this type of detailed sales targets.
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Frank
1 year ago
I think you're right, operational planning is all about the day-to-day tasks and goals.
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Stephaine
1 year ago
I agree, option C - operational planning makes the most sense in this scenario.
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Ashton
2 years ago
Hmm, I'm not so sure. Couldn't this also be considered operational planning? The manager is dealing with the day-to-day sales targets, after all.
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Annelle
1 year ago
A) Tactical
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Salome
1 year ago
I think it's operational planning because it's focusing on the day-to-day sales targets.
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Ezekiel
1 year ago
C) Operational
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Myong
1 year ago
B) Strategic
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Crissy
1 year ago
A) Tactical
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Kanisha
2 years ago
This looks like a tactical planning exercise to me. The sales manager is breaking down the monthly budget into weekly targets for the team.
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Felix
1 year ago
C) Operational
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Arlyne
1 year ago
A) Tactical
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Minna
1 year ago
C) Operational
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Dalene
1 year ago
A) Tactical
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Rima
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think it could also be operational planning since it's related to day-to-day activities.
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Arminda
2 years ago
I agree with Alison, setting weekly targets sounds like tactical planning to me.
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Alison
2 years ago
I think this is tactical planning.