Although pork is becoming an increasingly popular meat,most people don't realize that pork meat is tough.Pork processors can tenderize the meat,but there is a problem with testing for tenderness.One international meat processing company has tasked a group with finding an inexpensive method of testing tenderness.The project has been assigned to company employees in Brazil,Canada,Germany,and the U.S.These people communicate via computers.This group will not work together once they find a solution.This is an example of:
A)autonomous technology
B)a strategic alliance
C)an interconnected network
D)a virtual workforce (team)
E)job rotation

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This scenario demonstrates a virtual workforce (team) because the team members are spread out geographically and collaborate primarily through the use of technology, without the need for in-person interactions. The fact that they will not work together once a solution is found also suggests that this is a project-based team rather than a long-term, ongoing team.

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