Reductions in Delivery Times Both in the Marketplace and the Supply

question 59

Multiple Choice

Reductions in delivery times both in the marketplace and the supply chain have earned firms such as Toyota and Xerox a reputation as "time-based competitors." For Toyota and Xerox,logistics

• A) increases their customers' inventory.
• B) increases the number of steps in the manufacturing process.
• C) includes the role of Toyota and Xerox as a drop shipper.
• D) creates time and place utility for their customers.
• E) does not influence their suppliers' supply chain.

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Definitions:

Magnetic Field

A region around a magnetic material or moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.

Synchronous Speed

The speed of the rotating magnetic field of an AC induction motor.

Squirrel-Cage Rotor

The rotor of an AC induction motor constructed by connecting metal bars together at each end.

Rotor Bars

Conductive bars typically found in the rotor of an induction motor, which carry current to produce a magnetic field that interacts with the stator field.