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  • Hospitals are major users of poka-yoke (fail safe) devices.  Can you think of any?

 

  • With so much productive capacity and room for expansion in the United States, why would a company based in the United States choose to purchase items from a foreign firm?  Discus the pros and cons.
     

 

  • What strategies are used by supermarkets, airlines, hospitals, banks and cereal manufacturers to influence demand?

 

  • Under which conditions would a plant manager elect to use a fixed-order quantity model as opposed to a fixed-time period method?  What are the disadvantages of using a fixed-time period ordering system?

 

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