OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT W/ CNCT+
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Author: Stevenson
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Chapter 4, Problem 3CTE
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To determine: The impact on food producers because of the requirement of US government to identify trans-fat content on product labels.
Introduction: Consumer products have high importance in terms of quality testing since they are directly used by the end users. Products undergo various tests before they are sold to the customers. Product labels are one of the product entity which helps the users to know about the product ingredients and its content.
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