I. "Lahor and environmental requirements that are appropriate for a devekopod, wealthy economy may not be appropriate Kor less developed, poorer nations." This statement the argument. R. "A country rarcly relics on a single international source for strategic goods." T'his statement the argument. h. "Forcign lirms sometimes temporarily charge below-cost prices, driving U.S. competitors out of busincas." This statement the "unim

Indicate how services differ from goods. (Note that for this question, the words generally and often have been used in the choices below to acknowledge the fact that none of the statements is true under all circumstances).   A. Services are generally intangible. B. Delivery and consumption of services often occur simultaneously. C. Service outputs often cannot be inventoried. D. All of the above.

Imagine that you are the chief operations officer (COO) of Amazon.com. You are interested in creating a competitive advantage for your company (compared to other online retailers) in that you wish to be able to provide to your customers faster shipping than you have been able to provide with your existing set of warehouses and fulfillment centers. It has been decided that using overnight shipping on every order (which would, of course, be about as quick as shipping could be) has been eliminated as a possibility due to being prohibitively expensive. Describe what you would recommend as the COO to improve the speed with which Amazon.com customers receive the products that they have ordered. What negative consequences or disadvantages, if any, do you see as a result of your proposed solution?

12 Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the economic order quantity model shown below?   Select one: a. Demand is known, constant, and independent. b. Lead time is known and constant. c. Production and use can occur simultaneously. d. The only variable costs are setup cost and holding (or carrying) cost. e. Quantity discounts are not possible.