Amazon Uses Supply Chain and Logistics Management to

question 153

Multiple Choice

Amazon uses supply chain and logistics management to

• A)make sure that it maintains the authority that comes with being the channel captain.
• B)avoid having to use quick response replenishment.
• C)manage the flow of customer orders from the distribution centers to individual's homes.
• D)lessen the amount of communication that is necessary between it and its suppliers.
• E)implement its market divestment strategies.

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