Jasper Electronics, Inc. $($JEI$).$

Jasper Electronics, Inc., is an electronics manufacturer that creates circuits for various electronic products. Currently, the company has eight locations. It prides itself on

its fast production process.

Ross is the newly appointed head operations manager of the company$-$and he is hoping to contribute to the company in a meaningful way. Ross has decided that there

are several aspects of the production process that need to be changed or improved. One such aspect is quality control. He also wants to do some research to decide

whether the company is moving in the right direction. In addition, he wishes to learn what other successful firms focus on so he can implement this knowledge at JEI.

Refer to Jasper Electronics, Inc. If JEI management were to explore the possibility of using its products in different ways, what types of research and development

activities could they engage in$?$

Select one:

a$.$ Applied

b$.$ Flexible

C$.$ PERT

d$.$ Quality control

e$.$ Core