1. When selecting the best sequencing rule among the alternatives based on the mean flow time in the system, the latter should be:

a. the highest. b. the lowest. c. either the highest or lowest. d. All of the above. e. none of the above.

2. Starbucks' location strategy of placing its stores in the same area and relatively close to each other is referred to as:

a. saturation. b. using intermediaries. c. competitive clustering. d. substitution of communication for transportation. e. none of the above.

3. In week 6, the amount of net available hours for machine resource used to produce item A is equal to a negative number (-124). The capacity utilization of this machine resource is:

a. underutilized. b. overutilized. c. either underutilized or overutilized. d. all of the above is true. e. none of the above is true.