Outsourcing Decisions Can Be Difficult and Expensive to Reverse Because

question 9

Multiple Choice

Outsourcing decisions can be difficult and expensive to reverse because of:

• A) Cultural differences.
• B) Complicated infrastructure and staffing considerations.
• C) Data security.
• D) Data loss.
• E) CMM.

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Definitions:

FIFO

"First-In, First-Out," an inventory valuation method where the costs of the earliest items purchased or produced are the first to be expensed.

Cost Of Goods Available

The total cost of inventory that a company has available to sell at any given time, calculated by adding the beginning inventory to the cost of goods purchased or manufactured.

FOB Destination

Freight terms indicating that the seller places the goods free on board to the buyer’s place of business, and the seller pays the freight.

Physical Count

An inventory audit practice where a company manually counts all of its inventory at a certain point in time to verify stock levels and values.