For the specific scenario that was given by Dr. Simon I think that working face to face would’ve solved the problem with one or two conference meetings that lasted 60-90 minutes maximum. Through industry experience a problem similar to this one we usually do our own individual research and the project manager will advise us that we will meet in a conference room to find solutions. Each team member comes prepared with solutions and research to backup their solutions and we discuss different proposals in the conference room. It does take longer when we are dealing with outside contract labs that are involved in solving the problem or remote workers in other branches of the company. Mostly due to scheduling difficulties and as you may have noticed it takes longer for everyone to get on the same page with remote communications compared to face=face meetings. Another key aspect that can affect remote communications is when the other employees are in a different time zone, currently I am working on a project where we must coordinate with Brazil and India for a CAPA and issues in communication arise due to language barriers and time zone.