1. in its pursuit of improved quality, wainwright emphasized two sets of initiatives: one based on improvements in its manufacturing operations (e. g., just-in-time manufacturing, computer-aided design) and the other based on human resource management (e. g., employee empowerment, profit sharing). why was it necessary for wainwright to emphasize both of these sets of initiatives? how are they related?

Owns a machine that can produce two specialized products. production time for product tlx is two units per hour and for product mtv is four units per hour. the machine’s capacity is 2,100 hours per year. both products are sold to a single customer who has agreed to buy all of the company’s output up to a maximum of 3,570 units of product tlx and 1,610 units of product mtv. selling prices and variable costs per unit to produce the products follow. product tlx product mtv selling price per unit $ 11.50 $ 6.90 variable costs per unit 3.45 4.14 determine the company's most profitable sales mix and the contribution margin that results from that sales mix.