Question

The Thompsons decided to beautify their home by investing in landscaping. In the process, they dealt with employees from various departments of the landscaping company, including a sales representative, a designer, the individuals who oversaw and did the work, the office and billing personnel, and the maintenance personnel. From the systems perspective, the people required to provide the landscaping services are considered ______.

Answer 1

Answer:

The people required to provide the landscaping services are considered inputs.

Explanation:

Inputs involve all types of resources which are needed to get the job done. For e.g. human effort, raw materials, money, equipment, etc. In the case mentioned in the question, everyone from sales representative to maintenance personnel are all the examples of input. This is because their energies and expertise are being invested into the system to complete the task.