Problem $3$S$-1($Static$)$

You are making your weekly trip to your local grocery store. Describe your decision$-$making process about what to buy and where to buy it by answering the questions below.

The process breaks into two subprocesses: $(1)$ determining what to buy; and, $(2)$ the actual purchasing.

a$.$ What type of processes are these?

Interdependent

Independent

b$.$ The "What to Buy" subprocess determines what you need to buy. What inputs do you need?

$?$ Amount of money available for purchases

$?$ Amount of storage space available

$?$ Information about the traffic on the roads

$?$ Information about the lines in the grocery store

$?$ Size of the shopping list

Level of demand

$?$ Any special activities to be done in the upcoming week

$?$ Classification of items $-$ what purchases are critical

What your schedule is like for the upcoming week

c$.$ Rank the steps for this process in the correct order:

Creating the shopping list