1) explain the proportion of what you sell to a customer can be classified as a "service" or a "manufactured" good. Note that in most all situations, companies sell both services and manufactured items, so be sure to discuss both.

2) In the industry in which you are currently working (or hope to work), please explain which forecasting model(s) are most appropriate for your products or services.

3) Using the inventory systems descriptions in Ch. 11, which of these two ("Fixed Order Quantity Model" or "Fixed Time Period Model") would be most applicable to deciding how much and when to order PPE (personal protection equipment) for the next pandemic?