A Brief Course in the Calculus

Besides, you have to come here anyway-only one month left, you should get familiar with the details of your new job." "Tomorrow morning okay?" "No problem," he answers. "And Alex, you have to explain to me what you've done to Johnny Jons. He goes around claim- 325 ing that we can make a lot of money if we sell below what it costs us to produce. That is pure baloney." I laugh, "See you tomorrow." Bill Peach abandoning his precious indicators? This is some- thing I have to tell everyone; they'll never believe it. I go to Don- ovan's office, but he's not there, nor is Stacey. They must be on the floor. I ask Fran to locate them. In the meantime I'm going to Lou to tell him the news. Stacey reaches me there. "Hey boss, we have some problems here. Can we come in half an hour?" "No rush," I say. "It's not so important, take your time." "I don't agree," she says. "I'm afraid that it is important." "What are you talking about?" "It probably has started," she answers. "Bob and I will be in your office in half an hour. Okay?" "Okay," I say, quite puzzled. "Lou, do you know what's going on?" I ask. "No." he says. "Unless of course, you're referring to the fact that Stacey and Bob have been busy for the last week, playing expeditors." "They are?" "To make a long story short," Bob concludes the briefing of the last hour, "already twelve work centers are on unplanned overtime." "The situation is out of control," Stacey continues. "Yester- day one order was not shipped on time, today three more will be delayed for sure ...»