1.a) If a company works to reduce its manufacturing costs when striving for consistency in its manufacturing facilities, it is implementing a ___ strategy

a. flexibility b. quality c. cost-minimization d. efficiency/cost

1.b) Centralized manufacturing is usually used ___

a. as a manufacture-and -import strategy b. for expensive items where economies of scale are important c. to use country specific manufacturing facilities to meet local needs d. to serve customers within a specific region

1.c) Some companies specialize in manufacturing according to product or process, and this is known as ___

a) offshore manufacturing b) the multidomestic approach c) centralized manufacturing d) rationalization