The items listed below are stored in a one-dock warehouse. which of them should be stored at the very back (furthest away from the dock)?

item trips area needed (blocks)

"star trek" videos 2000 5

ballet videos 5 1

tom cruise videos 200 2

"the simpsons" videos 1000 2

operations management videos 500 1

a. "star trek" videos

b. ballet videos

c. tom cruise videos

d. "the simpsons" videos

e. operations management videos

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.