Two companies are both working to develop new shoe designs for their country's basketball team. The shoes are intended to help the players jump higher.Which of the following conditions would result in a time constraint for the companies' designs? A. the materials used in making the shoes must be biodegradable B. the shoes need to prevent players' ankles from turning C. the players need to like the way the shoes look D. an important international tournament begins in eight months

Which of the following would most likely happen if cost were a constraint during the design process of a new product? A. The overall quality of the product would decrease. B. The amount of time allowed for production would increase. C. The attentiveness to environmental impact would increase. D. The number of safety features of the product would increase.

Engineers must understand the difference between requirements and constraints. Let’s say a team of engineers is asked to design a pair of kids’ tennis shoes for less than Rs.400/-. They determine that the only way to manufacture shoes for this price is to use recycled materials. What is the team’s constraint?

A shoe factory sells a certain brand of shoes for $50 per pair. After a celebrity is seen wearing the shoes at an awards show, demand for the shoes goes up rapidly. As a result, the factory is able to increase the price to $300 per pair. According to the law of supply, what would you expect to happen next?A.The factory would try to lower the equilibrium price for the shoes.B.The factory would decrease the quantity supplied of the shoes.C.The factory would try to increase its supply of the shoes.D.The factory would try to decrease demand for the shoes.

Which stages of the production and the product development process Nike believes to be key factors for its success?1 pointCollection briefing ManufacturingResearch, Design and DevelopmentSampling

You are the intellectual property counsel for a company thatsells shoes.  The designers at yourcompany have just designed a pair of shoes that they are excited for thecompany to begin manufacturing and selling. These shoes are highly unique because they look like bananas that arebeing peeled (see below).  The designers areconvinced that this unusual look will make them popular in the crowded shoemarketplace.However, prior to investing the resources to finalize thedesign, create the manufacturing system, and begin marketing the shoes, the CEOof the company has asked you whether and how intellectual property law might beused to protect against competitors copying the shoes or aspects of the shoes.Consider the different forms of intellectual property lawthat you have learned about in this course and whether each form would be agood fit for protecting these unique shoes. Also consider the state of the fashion industry: trends in fashionchange rapidly—which may impact your assessment of which IP protection will bebest in this case.  Please write a 1-2 page explanation of how you think theseshoes could be protected. Provide a qualitative, supported conclusion on how effectively each form of IP you discuss would protect your company. This assignment will be graded on how you apply the three major forms of IP protection available, including alternatives to IP, and your conclusions on how well the different forms of IP would protect your company.