Alyssa Owns Carver Gifts, and She Is Projecting That the Economy

question 46

Multiple Choice

Alyssa owns Carver Gifts, and she is projecting that the economy will rebound this fall. She ordered additional holiday gift merchandise in February in anticipation of the surge in sales that the holiday season usually but not always brings to her retail store. Here Alyssa is using __________ to be sure she has enough gifts for those extra holiday customers.

• A) just-in-time inventory management
• B) smoothing
• C) kanban
• D) buffering
• E) adapting at the core

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Definitions:

Transgressions

Acts that go against a moral code, law, or rule, leading to violations of social norms or expectations.

Bizarre

Very strange or unusual.

Distress

Negative stress resulting from adverse circumstances or challenges leading to strain or discomfort.

Disintegration

The process of breaking down or dissolving, which in psychological terms can refer to the disorganization or fragmentation of thought processes.