At Staples, Customers Can Purchase from Its Catalog, Retail Stores

question 50

Multiple Choice

At Staples, customers can purchase from its catalog, retail stores, or Web site. This illustrates that technology can

• A) integrate the traditional way of doing business with e-business.
• B) integrate the new economy with the old economy.
• C) increase the visibility of companies.
• D) all of the choices

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Definitions:

Retail

The sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale.

Reorder Point

The inventory level at which an order should be placed to replenish stock before it runs out, based on lead time and demand.

Average Usage

The mean amount of a resource or service consumed over a specific period, used for planning and analysis purposes.

Safety Stock

Inventory kept on hand to protect against stockouts, typically to address unpredictable demand or uncertainties in the supply chain.