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- What are the different types of plans that organizations can use? What types of plans does your organization use, and why do they use these plans?
- What are the steps in the planning process? Which step is the most crucial? Why?
- Do you think organizations can over plan? Explain

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What are the different types of plans that organizations can use? What types of plans does your organization use, and why do they use these plans?

- Different types of plans that companies can use include operational plans, tactical plans, strategic plans, and contingency plans. Operational plans are used to meet a specific production goal. Tactical plans are used at lower levels of a firm over short periods of ...

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