Internet Exercise #1
Go to the Flowers Foods website at http://flowersfoods.com and click on the Virtual Bakery Tour link (accessible from the Company Info pull-down menu). Take the tour of the company's bakery in Texas. After taking the tour, answer the following questions:

• What functions have been outsourced?


• Which parts of the general production process have been automated?


• Which parts of the bread-line have been automated?


• Which parts of the production process are still labor-intensive?

Internet Exercise #2
Perform an Internet search using the term, vertical integration, and locate an article (less than one year old) from the results of your search. (Make sure that you do not select an instructor's lecture notes or a class assignment from the results of your search.) After reading the article, write a brief paper (3 – 5 paragraphs) that summarizes and comments on the article. (Your paper should provide the appropriate citation(s). If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)

Internet Exercise #3
Perform an Internet search using the term, joint costs, and locate an article (less than one year old) from the results of your search. (Make sure that you do not select an instructor's lecture notes or a class assignment from the results of your search.) After reading the article, write a brief paper (3 – 5 paragraphs) that summarizes and comments on the article. (Your paper should provide the appropriate citation(s). If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)