1 Analyse the many things that Frederic does during his typical day. You should group these in terms of the five categories below, and provide a full list of subcategories for each: O Strategic Design O Planning and control Improvement O Other (specify) 2 Assess the approximate proportions of Frederic's time that is spent on long-term and on short-term issues. Do think this is typical of operations managers in other industries (for example, banking, leisure, automotive component manufacture)? 3 What is Frederic's sinvolvement in technology acquisition decisions? What are his main concerns when evaluating the capability of new equipment? 4 What main human resource issues are an important part of Frederic' s activities? 5 In what ways can Frederic's s operations contribute to the competitive advantage of the company