Scenario B

question 65

Multiple Choice

Scenario B. Recently the president of Barney's Bats has received a large amount of disapproving mail from fans indicating their displeasure with using wood from the Brazilian rain forest to make the bats used by major league baseball players. Because of this the company is reviewing its entire process. In particular, Barney's assessing how they get the wood used to make their bats, the process of making the bats from the wood and what the major league players who use their bats are looking for in their products. The players are very demanding and specific when it comes to the design of their bats.
-When the management team at Barney's reviews the process of producing the actual bats,they are looking at what part of the value chain?

• A)Inbound logistics
• B)Operations
• C)Outbound logistics
• D)Marketing and sales
• E)Research and development

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