CBLES

A) Yankee Superheroes of New York is importing plastic action figures from a Taiwanese toy maker. The importer is very concerned that the figures look as accurate as possible, so it has the molds made in its own facility, and then sells them at full cost to the Taiwanese manufacturer.

B) Buffalo Mugs, a United States importer, designs a new non-tip coffee mug, and contracts with a Canadian firm, MugMakers in Thorold, Ontario for the production. Buffalo Mugs supplies MugMakers with detailed drawings for the production.

C) A major United States luggage importer and retailer arranges for the manufacture of small rolling duffel bags with a Mexican manufacturer. They specify in the contract that the Mexican firm must source the wheel mechanism from an unrelated Canadian manufacturer.

D) GrindCo, a United States machinery manufacturer, arranges to purchase grinding wheel from an English producer, Abrasives Limited. Abrasives runs into a production quality problem with the glue for the abrasives. Grindco has had this problem previously, and has identified the best glue for their needs. They purchase it from an unrelated supplier in England, and arrange to have it delivered immediately, at no cost to Abrasives Limited.

E) A beanbag chair manufacturer in Monterey, Mexico has contracted to produce toddler chairs for a United States importer, Little Ones. Little Ones furnished detailed drawings to the Monterey company; however, during the first production run, a minor glitch in the design has been uncovered. Little Ones dispatches one of its Laredo-based designers, who was involved in the original design to go to Monterey for an afternoon to help explain the original design.