Chips Inc. is a family business operating across the Caribbean, with 38 plants and employing 48,000 employees. The company manufacture different kinds of chips and snacks, using different types of equipment, customised to fit the company's process. Data shows that the company's portfolio of 41 brands exceed US\$1 billion in sales, covering products such as Banana Chips, Plantain Chips, Breadfruit Chips, Mango tart, and Yam Chips. One member of the family management team did an MBA at MSBM and has convinced management to make the principles of Operations Management be the focus of the company -- from the designing of the products for new markets, to meeting the ever changing consumer preferences, adjusting to changing commodity costs, to not so visible issues, such as flavours and natural preservatives. This means that principles of OM such as management of cost, time, quality, and marketing are always at the forefront of the company's operations. Based on class discussions with regard to the decisions that are relating to the operations of an organisation, discuss the ten (10) Operations Decisions and how they are applied in the operations of a manufacturing company, Chips Inc