For years levi-strauss advertised its jeans to baby boomers because that is what most baby boomers wore during the 1960s, and many baby boomers are trying to buy back their youth. unfortunately, this strategy of making levi’s a baby boomer icon has decreased the brand’s appeal to today’s teens, who perceive the levi’s brand as old-fashioned. in this example, the did not produce a positive effect.

Evelyn would like to open a small business that is categorized as a being in the distribution industry. to do this she could open a establishment.

For many years, kellogg's frosted flakes, a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal, was perceived as a cereal for children. tony the tiger, a cartoon character, extolled frosted flakes, and advertisements depicted children enjoying the product with tony in competitive situations. recently, in response to declining sales of frosted flakes, the cereal maker has adopted a new series of advertisements that show adults admitting that they enjoy frosted flakes, too. kellogg's is attempting to

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