When investigating an active E$.$ coli outbreak in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control released a report that linked $53$ illnesses in nine states, with $47$ people who said they had eaten at a Chipotle restaurant. Twenty people were hospitalized. Chipotle was then criticized by some for paying more attention to GMO $($genetically modified organism$)$ issues than the more immediate issue of restaurant food$-$safety procedures. A big part of the

"management" in "issues management" is deciding which issues require resources and when.

This tactic is known as

O Implementation

O Identification

$$ Prioritization

$$ Analysis

$$ Strategy