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Article: Cooperative processing: a division of labor.
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- National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition
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- October 7, 1991
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Cooperative Processing: A Division Of Labor
Dramatis Personae:
* Vice President - a bombastic man of considerable power with a reputation for easily solving ponderous problems. His weaknesses are details and a penchant for trite expressions.
* Manager - a woman of relative youth known for her ability to insure smooth daily operations through her abilities, contacts and conservation of resources.
VP: You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, that much I know!
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