"Darwin, in Our Budget for Next Year, I Want to Include

"Darwin, in our budget for next year, I want to include two new state-of-the-art CNC machining stations. Technology is passing us by, and we need to see what is being developed in CNC technology," said Paul O'Brien, plant manager, to his production supervisor. "Go to a tradeshow. Read some technical journals. Visit some suppliers. I'll need some descriptive and budgetary information from you in two months." Darwin will be engaging in

A) reverse engineering.
B) a SWOT analysis.
C) gap analysis.
D) a technology audit.
E) environmental scanning.