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Homework 1 We have to classify the features between two products first. First bag which produce in San Francisco has some features that makes it special. Firstly, these bags have special edition for each customer and they can specify their own bags’ features like colour, size, logo etc. Secondly, the production and delivery system is very systematically and this feature is very important for a customer. Thirdly, the customers that are high-quality can select all the properties of the bags from internet. On the other hand, the laptop bags that produce in China is not produce as fast as San Francisco. The other properties are not same but not different that much. The laptop bags are more complex so, the factory in China needs more labour and equipments with higher quality. However, its production is more expensive, they have to sell them with lower price for consumer type. Moreover, with earnings from China, they can hire more labour to factory in San Francisco. The other difference between these two bags is the volume of production. In China, the volume of production is more than San Francisco. They can deliver with lower price because of the wage rate is low and it is more efficient. The production rate cannot be so different for both because Timbuk2 has the system to make these production lines efficient as they can in every business. Moreover, the worker quality has to be same as possible because they do not want to lose their reliable customers. In China, the products are not handmade so maybe the automation of them is more than San Francisco. The level of low materials can be low because they buy some raw materials and finished them all in both factories. In San Francisco, the manufacturing and material price can be cheaper because they produce bags at the same time customers’ orders. In conclusion, the messenger bags have advantage like reasonable price, lots of functions and features, customized design, quality