Increased Utilization of JIT Inventory Systems, CAD, and CAM Over

question 43

True/False

Increased utilization of JIT inventory systems, CAD, and CAM over the past 15 years seems to have decreased pressures for firms to establish long-term relationships with suppliers, but increased the pressure to establish short-term ones.

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