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Q1) (i) Identify (name) two companies, one producing its products to stock and sell them using a retail network (make-to-stock) and one producing (or assembling) its product after receiving the final customer order in the UAE market.
(ii) Draw the cycle view of both companies and identify the push and pull boundary for these processes.
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