Think About the Process by Which Most Athletic Shoes Are

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Multiple Choice

Think about the process by which most athletic shoes are made.Which part of the global commodity chain for these shoes would you be most surprised to find in Indonesia?

• A) the advertising firm that scripted the commercial
• B) the forest where rubber trees are grown to make the elastic parts of the shoes
• C) the factory where the shoes are assembled and sewed together
• D) the farms where the cotton is grown

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Definitions:

Johnson's Rule

A sequencing rule used in operations management for minimizing job completion time by ordering tasks based on the shortest processing times at two workstations.

Optimal Sequence

The most efficient or effective order in which a series of tasks, events, or activities should be completed to achieve the best outcome.

Total Flow Time

The total time that a product takes to move through the entire production process, from start to finish, including processing and waiting times.

First Scheduled Job

The initial task or operation planned in a sequence of jobs for production or services.