Japanese manufacturers often pursue a strategy that is part collaboration, part purchasing from a few suppliers, and part vertical integration. What is this approach called?

If Jason used mostly open-ended questions in the survey to encourage people to answer in their own words, he is performing ________ research

A) focus group B) qualitative C) experiential D) causal E) exploratory

The first step in the shortest route solution method is to:

A) select the node with the shortest direct route from the origin. B) determine all nodes directly connected to the permanent set nodes. C) arbitrarily select any path in the network from origin to destination. D) make sure that all nodes have joined the permanent set.