Which Statement Regarding Supply Chain Management Is Not True

question 116

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding supply chain management is not true?

• A)Supply chain management allows companies to have greater control over the customer value they provide.
• B)Supply chain management seeks to coordinate the various flows within a supply chain.
• C)In a supply chain, all companies rely on related companies whose activities add value to the final product.
• D)Each channel within a supply chain acts independently of the other channels.
• E)Decisions made in one area of the supply chain will affect other areas, sometimes negatively.

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Definitions:

Preoperational Thought

Refers to a stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged 2 to 7 years think symbolically but are not yet able to perform operations or manipulate information in a logical way.

Egocentric Thinking

Egocentric thinking refers to an individual's tendency to perceive, understand, and interpret the world primarily from their own perspective without considering others' viewpoints.

Manipulation

Manipulation involves skillfully or unfairly controlling or influencing others to your advantage, often without their knowledge or consent.

Transductive Reasoning

Reasoning from the specific to the specific. (In deductive reasoning, one reasons from the general to the specific; in inductive reasoning, one reasons from the specific to the general.)