Reference no: EM133526194

1) Wriston Manufacturing Corporation operates several plants with large differences in overhead rates. The Detroit plant has the highest overhead rate-more than twice the rate of the lowest overhead plant, Maysville. As a result, the corporation is considering closing down in Detroit and transferring its production to a lower overhead facility such as Maysville. What will be the effect of transferring the entire production of Detroit to Maysville and why? (Assume capacity is not an issue) 2) Sustaining a competitive advantage requires strategic positioning and operational effectiveness. Define both concepts and graphically illustrate their difference using the competitive space graph. 3) As a product moves through its life cycle from introduction to growth to maturity and phases out, which process type (job shop, batch, line flow, or continuous flow) is most appropriate at each stage? 4) Give two major benefits of a functional (process focus) layout and two major benefits of a cell (product focus) layout.