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Some Companies Shift the Ordering Responsibility to Their Suppliers in Systems

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Some companies shift the ordering responsibility to their suppliers in systems called vender-managed inventory (VMI).


Definitions:

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation measures the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much they deviate from the average.

Safety Inventories

Stocks of products or materials kept on hand to protect against uncertainties in supply or demand.

Annual Holding Cost

The total cost incurred by holding inventory over a year, including storage, insurance, and opportunity costs.

UPS

United Parcel Service, a global shipping and logistics company known for its brown delivery trucks and comprehensive tracking system.

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