- Quality Functional Deployment is utilized to achieve high quality levels. Explain how this tool achieves quality.

- Compare and contrast the 'Lean Level Material-Use Approach' and the 'Large-Lot Approach.' In your answer discuss the impact on holding costs and setup costs.

- What is the purpose of an assembly line balancing (ie: precedence diagram) exercise?

-What is the purpose of an ABC Inventory Classification Model? In your answer discuss how A's are treated differently than C's.

-When selecting a manufacturing location, the proximity to competitors is often considered. Explain why.

- By maintaining consistent pricing retailers can reduce the ill effects of the Bull Whip Effect. Explain how.