According to the Text,the FOUR Important Elements of the Supply

question 51

Multiple Choice

According to the text,the FOUR important elements of the supply chain are:

• A) Purchasing, manufacturing, transportation, retail stores
• B) Purchasing, operations, logistics, integration
• C) Purchasing, manufacturing, logistics, transportation
• D) Purchasing, operations, manufacturing, distribution

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Definitions:

Long-Term Growth

Refers to the sustained increase in the productive capacity of an economy over a significant period of time, typically years or decades.

Recessionary Period

A time characterized by economic decline across the economy, lasting more than a few months, typically visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.

Inflation

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

Inventories

Producers’ stocks of finished and in-process goods.