Nimesh was working as a Production Manager in H.L. Ltd., an electrical wire manufacturing company. One of the vendors who was supplying copper to…

Nimesh was working as a Production Manager in H.L. Ltd., an electrical wire manufacturing company. One of the vendors who was supplying copper to H.L. Ltd. wanted to close down his business within $\displaystyle 15$ days as he had to go abroad to live with his son. The vendor was selling all his stocks at $\displaystyle 60$% discount. Nimesh wrote a letter to the General Manager to seek approval for procurement of this material. But due to rigid rules and cumbersome procedures there was delay in getting sanction and order could not be placed. The type of communication barrier that led to procedural delay was: