managerial accounting.Boeing's learning pains played a key role in the company's decision not to implement the 777 program companywide. Boeing officials recognized the importance of team work and Catia in reducing change, error, and rework, but they also realized that teaming required frequent training, continuous reinforcement, and ongoing monitoring, and that the use of Catia was still too expensive, though its cost was going down (in 1997, Catia's "penalty" was down to 10 percent).

Question 13 Anaemia of chronic disease does not respond to iron therapy, but there are trials studying the use of iron and erythropoietin (EPO). Could you tell me where to find more detailed information about these trials, and whether there have since been any further developments?

Question 14 Is the deoxyuridine test helpful?

Question 15 The Schilling test is very rarely performed. Why is this?

Question 16 There is no extramedullary haematopoiesis in aplastic anaemia, why?

Question 17 Why is the anaemia in aplastic anaemia, macrocytic?

Question 18 Is vitamin B12 absorbed passively from the jejunum? Question 19 What role does 'R' binder play in the absorption of vitamin B12?

Question 20 In pernicious anaemia, investigation of the serum shows an elevated level of gastrin. Why is it so?

Question 21 1. Please explain the term Coombs' positive (direct and indirect) and negative haemolytic anaemia. 2. What are the principles of the Coombs' test?

Question 22 How often is Aldomet (alpha methyldopa) associated with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia or hepatitis? Is a normal person, with a positive Coombs' test owing to previous treatment with this drug, safe to donate blood?