Refer to Exercise 9-7.

1. Is the decision facing John Burton an example of a long-run decision, a shortrun operating decision, or a short-run nonroutine decision? Be sure to defend your answer.

2. Assume John decides to develop a JIT inventory system. He plans to evaluate the system after one year. List at least four possible performance measures John could use to evaluate the effectiveness of the JIT system. Describe what information these measures would provide John.