Although mcdonald's (opening case) is competing in an unattractive industry, it has improved its performance by focusing on product innovations and by enhancing existing facilities. this improved performance is best explained by:

Sunset foods relies on a highly centralized functional structure to ensure consistency in the quality and taste of its products and to drive down costs via process innovations. however, as a consequence of its highly compartmentalized structure, the firm has found it difficult to transfer information and ideas from one department to the next. with the launch of its new line of breakfast foods coming up, how can sunset improve its ability to collaborate without sacrificing the benefits of its current structure

Which of the following is usually not one of the top considerations in choosing a country for a facility location? a. availability of labor and labor productivityb. attitude of governmental unitsc. location of marketsd. zoning regulationse. exchange rates

Mystic bottling company bottles popular beverages in the bottling department. the beverages are produced by blending concentrate with water and sugar. the concentrate is purchased from a concentrate producer. the concentrate producer sets higher prices for the more popular concentrate flavors. a simplified bottling department cost of production report separating the cost of bottling the four flavors follows: