In direct exporting, a u. s. company signs a sales contract with a foreign purchaser that provides for the conditions of shipment and payment of goods. alternatively, a u. s. company may establish a specialized marketing organization in a foreign country and engage in indirect exporting. this may be done through a(n) relationship, which limits the company's involvement in the international market, or through a(n) , which is more often used when the foreign market grows to a substantial size.

True or false: a smart store layout moves customers in and out as fast as possible. a) true b) false

Apharmaceutical packaging company (ppc) has decided to reorganize its processes into cells. the company has four different production operations, each requiring a unique piece of equipment. the names and functions of the four pieces of equipment are sort, count, place, and package. the company packages five different families of products (a, b, c, d, and e). the tables below indicate the demand (total units/day by product family), required operations, and operation cycle times for each product family. assume that any individual piece of equipment is available to operate 16 hours/day, but 2 hours (in total) are lost each day on each piece of equipment due to breaks and meetings when operators are not available to operate the equipment. how many minutes/day are available for production

How has internet access changed and affected globalization from 2003 to 2013? a ten percent increase in internet access has had little effect on globalization. a twenty percent decrease in internet access has had little effect on globalization. a thirty percent increase in internet access has sped up globalization. a fifty percent decrease in internet access has slowed down globalization.