Level of relatedness in terms of diversification strategy

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1. Which dispatching rules are considered in MERP (ERPMRP Scenario)? List all of them and describe each of them. In addition, explain how the dispatching rules affect each KPI in MERP. (Suggestion: Running MERP to see the effect of each rule.)

2. How much would Disney diversify its existing business portfolio if it acquires Pixar? Discuss the level of relatedness in terms of a diversification strategy.

3. When looking at microprocessors, if product innovation is defined as the manner by which the attributes of a product (a good not a service in this case) provide customer benefits and process innovation is defined as the methods by which important product attributes are incorporated into products, describe the product and process innovations associated with microprocessors and explain how they relate to one another (Kraft 1990). This assignment provides you with the opportunity to research and understand what the components (product innovation) of a product (good) are and how those components are put together (process innovation) to form a product (good).

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