1. What are the economies of scale in a grocery store line? As the number of customers in line increase what symptoms of dis-economies of scale appear; what can be done to manage this process better?
2. What impact will the Baby Boomers have on the lodging and tourism industries now through the year 2010? Cite at least three examples in your answer.
3. Discuss whether or not production schedules benefit operations management. Does schedule stability matter, why? Include examples, e.g. Apple, Dell, Toyota, etc.