Replenishment Orders in Multi-Echelon Supply Chains Should Be

question 13

Multiple Choice

Replenishment orders in multi-echelon supply chains should be

• A)synchronized to increase cycle inventory and order costs.
• B)synchronized to facilitate supplier evaluation and selection.
• C)synchronized to keep cycle inventory and order costs low.
• D)separated to increase cycle inventory and order costs.

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Definitions:

Psychosexual Development

Sigmund Freud's theory of the stages of child development, each characterized by a focus on pleasure from a specific area of the body, shaping personality.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development, occurring from about ages 3 to 6, where the libido (sexual energy) focuses on the genital area.

Oral

Relating to the mouth, including the act of speaking, intake of food, or in medical terms, medication taken by mouth.

Fixation

An obsessive focus or attachment to a developmental stage, person, or object.