An Operations Strategy Which Recognizes High Carrying Costs and Reduces

question 57

Multiple Choice

An operations strategy which recognizes high carrying costs and reduces ordering costs will result in

• A)unchanged order quantities.
• B)slightly decreased order quantities.
• C)greatly decreased order quantities.
• D)slightly increased order quantities.
• E)greatly increased order quantities.

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