What does it mean to be a “next practice organization”?

This man was chosen by John Quincy Adams to be his Secretary of State:  

Stewie has a business which manufactures time machines. However, he tells Brian he is upset because the type of manufacturing that he chose forces him to reprogram the machinery between batch production, which creates loss of revenue and time. Which type of manufacturing is Stewie most likely using? 

Between 1815 and 1860, southern production of cotton

If manufacturing operations are high, firms have a few options to decrease costs. All the following are options EXCEPT: 

Which problem with cotton did Eli Whitney solve by inventing the cotton gin?

Which of the following is NOT a way to make supply chain systems more efficient? 

The typical slaveholder in the South prior to the Civil War owned

  This man tied with Thomas Jefferson for electoral votes in 1800 and then served as his Vice-President:

Sheen is considering adding a line extension to his line of Ultralord action figures. Which of the following items would he want to consider before going through with his plan?