Maintaining Multiple Suppliers for Each Item Can Actually Increase the Probability

question 35

True/False

Maintaining multiple suppliers for each item can actually increase the probability and level of supply base risk.

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Definitions:

Case Ordered

The quantity of a product that is requested or purchased in a single order, typically measured in physical packaging like boxes or cases.

Case Allowance

A discount or rebate given by manufacturers to retailers or wholesalers, often contingent upon the purchase of a specified quantity of product.

Specific period

A defined span of time during which certain activities are performed or conditions prevail, often used for measurement or comparison.

Merchandise Allowance

A type of discount or financial incentive that suppliers offer to retailers, often for buying in bulk, promoting specific products, or covering marketing expenses for those products.