2. What are some key issues when implementing and operating an inventory control system? (In your own words)

3. "Those birds sure go through a lot of food," Clara exclaimed as she saw the shopping list pad that had been pre-printed with the words "bird feed" at the top. She pondered a different approach to shopping for her feathered friends, reviewed her shopping records, and discovered the following. The price of bird feed has held steady at 89 cents per can. Each of the seven birds nibbles their way through an average of one can per day, three hundred sixty-five days a year. The price of gasoline has held constant at $3.50 per gallon and her pickup uses a gallon each way to the grocery food store, each day. The cost to hold a can of bird feed is 10% of the unit price.

(Note: sing the information provided and the EOQ formula - determine the economic order quantity for bird feed. Round up your answer.)