Operations Management
Operations Management
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780132921145
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 14P

a)

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To determine: The country that should be selected for the new office.

b)

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To determine: How the rankings would change.

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