X Co uses rolling budgeting, updating its budgets on a quarterly basis. After carrying out the last quarter’s update to the cash budget, it projected a forecast cash deficit of $400,000 at the end of the year. Consequently, the planned purchase of new capital equipment has been postponed. Which of the following types of control is the sales manager’s actions an example of?
A、Feedforward control
B、Negative feedback control
C、Positive feedback control
D、Double loop feedback control
A、Feedforward control
B、Negative feedback control
C、Positive feedback control
D、Double loop feedback control
【参考答案及解析】
This is an example of feed-forward control, as the manager is using a forecast to assist in making a future decision.
This is an example of feed-forward control, as the manager is using a forecast to assist in making a future decision.