Q$2$a$.$ A publishing company plans to replace its four proofreaders who look for errors in manuscripts with a new scanning machine and one proofreader in case the machine breaks down. Currently the proofreaders check $15$ manuscripts every week between them. Each is paid $$80,000$ per year. Hiring the new scanning machine will cost $$5,000$ each calendar month. How will this new system affect the proofreading department's productivity? $(5$ Marks$)$

The 'forensic science' service of a European country has traditionally been organized to provide separate forensic science laboratories for each police force around the country. In order to save costs, the government has decided to centralize this service in one large central facility close to the country's capital.

Q$2$b$.$ What do you think are the external advantages and disadvantages of this to the stakeholders of the operation? $(5$ Marks$)$

Q$2$c$.$ What do you think are the internal implications to the new centralized operation that will provide this service? $(5$ Marks$)$