A Just-In-Time Inventory System Usually Reduces Costs for

question 248

Multiple Choice

A just-in-time inventory system usually reduces costs for

• A) both the producer and its suppliers.
• B) suppliers.
• C) the producer.
• D) neither the supplier nor the producer, though it does lead to more flexibility for both.

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