Most companies, such as Dell, Oracle, JP Morgan Chase, and Honda, offer more than
one product (or service). Dell Computer, for example, produces desktops, and servers. Manufacturing these products entails three basic activities: (1) designing, (2) ordering component parts, and (3) assembling the product. Different products require different quantities of the three activities. A server, for example, has a more complex design, many more parts, and a more complex assembly than a desktop computer.