Read the chapter opener about Marco Giannini and his company, Dogswell. Marco is considering building a new, massive warehousing center to make his business more efficient and reduce costs. He expects that an efficient warehouse could reduce his costs by 20%.

Required
1.  What are some of the management tools that Marco can use to evaluate whether the new warehousing center will be a good investment?
2.  What information does Marco need to use the tools that you identified in your answer to part 1?
3.  What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of each tool identified in your answer to part 1?