1. Harley-Davidson has its engine assembly plant in Milwaukee and its motorcycle assembly plant in Pennsylvania. Engines are transported between the two plants using trucks, with each trip costing $1,000. The motorcycle plant assembles and sells 300 motorcycles each day. Each engine costs $500; Harley incurs a holding cost of 20 percent per year. How many engine s should Harley load into each truck? What is the cycle inventory of engines at Harley?

Managers at flavors, a restaurant chain, train their employees such that in the absence of employees, someone trained in the same skills can step in and do the job equally well. thus, many modules in training are extensive as they provide employees with details of the skill sets required for different jobs. in practice, this lengthy training program does the company as a well-trained and flexible workforce is at their disposal at all times. the managers at flavors use a) job rotationb) vertical enhancementc) telecommutingd) job sharinge) flextime