At Toyota,factories Rely on Suppliers to Get the Needed Raw

question 60

Multiple Choice

At Toyota,factories rely on suppliers to get the needed raw materials and parts to the factory floor when they are required during the production process.What type of inventory control is Toyota practicing?

• A)Economic order quantity (EOQ)
• B)Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
• C)Materials requirement planning (MRP)
• D)Just-in-time (JIT)

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