Business Studies
Limitations of planning
Practice questions
Which option includes both time and cost as limitations of planning?A food company made a product plan but demand fell due to a sudden health related rumour. Which limitation of planning is more relevant?If planning asks for so much information that decision makers miss the important signals what is the problem?An organisation made a rule that no employee will experiment outside the plan. What is the long term danger?A company decided that the plan will not change because it maintains discipline but sudden market signals were ignored. Which balance is missing?A construction company made a long term estimate of material prices but geopolitical tension made imports costly. Which limitation is shown?If the sales team is asked to work only on a fixed customer list and new potential customers are missed which limitation is it?A company treated seniors' opinions as final in planning and ignored young employees' digital ideas. Which limitation is most suitable?If a plan is too detailed and employees keep waiting for permission instead of deciding in changing situations what may happen?Which statement describes the limitations of planning in the most balanced way?A company made a fixed three-year sales plan, but after six months customers shifted toward digital buying. Which limitation of planning is best shown here?If the production department continues producing the same quantity despite lower demand because of a fixed plan, which limitation is clear?A company's profit estimate became wrong due to a new competitor's aggressive pricing policy. This is related to which limitation?When managers consider a plan so complete that they stop monitoring and correction, what risk arises?If planning requires expensive surveys, consultants and many trials, but gives limited benefit, which limitation applies?If experienced employees cannot give a new solution to a customer's special problem due to fixed procedures, this is an example of which limitation?A company planned assuming stable raw material prices, but costs rose due to a global supply crisis. Which limitation is shown?If a plan assumes only the best situation and has no alternative arrangement, what will be the main problem when it fails?Why is it risky to prepare a product plan for a new generation based on old consumer data?If head office approval is required for every small decision and local opportunities are lost, which limitation is it?