$1.$ Decision$-$making process

Identify each of the following examples as a programmed or nonprogrammed decision.

Example

Programmed Decision

Nonprogrammed Decision

Identifying what brand of dog food to buy $($you$$ve been buying the same brand for several years, and it seems to work well for your dog$)$

Determining whether or not to acquire an existing organization, and if so$,$ which organization to acquire

Identify the order in which the following steps are taken in the decision$-$making process.

Step

Order

Monitoring the outcomes of a decision to see if it meets its objective

Gathering information relevant to the problem

Recognizing the problem

Selecting the alternative that best meets the decision objective

Listing and evaluating alternative courses of action

Implementing the decision

Identifying the objective of the decision