1. Explain what 3D printing is. If a company is producing a popular brand of smartphone which is commanding second place in terms of market share, would you convince the CEO to invest in 3D printing? Justify the answer.
2. Uniqlo retails clothes. They also have outlets that service the customers. Analyse the differences between these two operations. How a Uniqlo manager successfully deliver both operations.
3. Discuss how uncertainty affects capacity planning.