Kevin, the production manager at Hexavex Systems, prefers long production runs of thousands of units in order to drive the cost per unit down. However, Andrea, the marketing manager, prefers shorter production runs of a few hundred units in order to deliver the product more quickly to a key customer. Which of the following is the source of conflict between the two managers?

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An important managerial activity is organizing people and tasks into departments and divisions to accomplish an organization's goals. Almost inevitably this grouping creates departments and divisions that have different goals and time horizons, and the result can be conflict.

Kevin, the Production Manager at Hexavex Systems, Prefers Long Production