Discuss the below:
Whole Foods Market inc., which has long given its local managers and regional bosses discretion over everything from buying cheese to store design, is whittling away at some of that autonomy in an effort to reduce costs and boost its clout with suppliers.(Wall Street Journal. Fen 16, 2016).
The above-quoted statement represents a major shift in the management system at Whole Foods Market. Discuss how this shift will impact, positively and negatively, functional activities in:
a) Finance
b) Operations
c)Marketing
d) Management