Amazon Has Developed Strategies for Their Distribution Warehouses That Minimizes

question 29

Multiple Choice

Amazon has developed strategies for their distribution warehouses that minimizes the amount of inventory held at each location and maximizes the amount of inventory turnover. Through these strategies, they are utilizing:

• A) mass customization.
• B) a flexible manufacturing system.
• C) quality as reliability mantra.
• D) supply chain management.
• E) a just-in-time (JIT) inventory system.

Recognize the factors that make maintaining a cartel difficult and the incentives for firms to cheat within a cartel.

Analyze the role of economic recessions and other external factors on the stability of cartels and oligopolies.

Explain the legal and economic implications of cartels on international and domestic markets.

Distinguish between different market outcomes based on the number of firms, type of products, and collusion effectiveness in an oligopoly.

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