The case is worth $50$ points. Please read the case $$Home$-$Style Cookies$$ in textbook page $68-69$

and answer the following seven questions $($note: they are same as textbook. I am typing for you

convenience$)$:

$1.$ Briefly describe the cookie production process? $(5$ points$)$

$2.$ What are the two ways that the company has increased productivity? Why did increasing

the length of the oven result in a faster output rate? $(6$ points$)$

$3.$ Do you think that the company is making the right decision by not automating the

packing of cookies? Explain your reasoning. What obligation doe a company have to its

employees in a situation such as this? Would it make a difference if the company was

located in a large city? Is the size of the company a factor? What if it were a much larger

company? $(8$ points$)$

$4.$ What factors cause the company to carry minimal amounts of certain inventories? What

benefits result from this policy? $(7$ points$)$

$5.$ As a consumer, what things do you consider in judging the quality of cookies you buy in

a supermarket? $(7$ points$)$

$6.$ What advantages and what limitations stem from the company$$s not using preservatives

in cookies? $(7$ points$)$

$7.$ Briefly describe the company$$s strategy? $(7$ points$)$