In Manufacturing Scheduling, Physical Inventories of Goods Can Buffer Variations

question 26

True/False

In manufacturing scheduling, physical inventories of goods can buffer variations in demand, but service scheduling normally lacks that buffer because services are generally consumed at the same time they are delivered.

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Consumer Surplus

The gap between the total sum consumers are ready and capable of paying for a good or service versus what they really spend.

Industry Profits

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Perfectly Price Discriminate

A pricing strategy where a seller charges each buyer the maximum price they are willing to pay, resulting in the seller capturing all consumer surplus.

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