Martin, a plant foreman, asks the plant superintendent to allow him to hire an additional worker whenever overtime hours for the previous month increase by more than 25 percent. This is an example of which type of decision?

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Programmed decision making is a routine, virtually automatic process. Programmed decisions are decisions that have been made so many times in the past that managers have developed rules or guidelines to be applied when certain situations inevitably occur.

Martin, a Plant Foreman, Asks the Plant Superintendent to Allow