Claire is the head of product design for her company. she has to create the layout for the next generation of smartphones. she has decided to build on ideas from the consumer’s perspective. which part of the consumer’s expectations should claire concentrate on?

a. to minimize post-sales service
b. to minimize product innovation
c. to maximize product cost
d. to maximize product utility

Assume that (i) setups need to be completed first; (ii) a setup can only start once the batch has arrived at the resource, and (iii) all flow units of a batch need to be processed at a resource before any of the units of the batch can be moved to the next resource. process step 1 molding 2 painting 3 dressing setup time 15 min. 30 min. no setup processing time 0.25 min./unit 0.15 min./unit 0.30 min./unit which batch size would minimize inventory without decreasing the process capacity?