The example of a consumer goods company operating in china is insightful because the firm expected to only have one week to decide whether to purchase another firm when the circumstances arose and one was available. the text discusses a u. s. firm that also seems to be leveraging operations in china. for example, this firm designed an inexpensive portable ultrasound scanner. the design team was based in china. what is the firm discussed?

Each container is cut from the mould once the plastic has cooled and hardened. unit-level 2 patents are obtained for each new type of container mould. facility-level 3. plastic resins are used as the main direct material for the containers. product-level 4. a plant manager oversees the entire manufacturing operation. facility-level 5. the sales force incurs travel expenses to attend various trade shows throughout the country to market the containers. product-level 6. each container product line has a product line manager. product-level 7 the extrusion machine is calibrated for each batch of containers made. facility-level 8. each type of container has its own unique moulds. unit-level 9. routine maintenance is performed on the extrusion machines. facility-level 10. rent is paid for the building that houses the manufacturing processes. classify each activity as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level.