Which of the Following Statements About Supply Chains Is FALSE

question 200

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about supply chains is FALSE?

• A)A supply chain includes all the activities involved in procuring materials,transforming them into products,and distributing them to customers.
• B)A supply chain includes one or more channels of distribution.
• C)The primary aim of any firm in a supply chain is to contribute to customer value by minimizing its own distribution costs.
• D)Few firms are willing to give "outsiders" access to information in their computer systems,so it is likely to be quite some time before computers have the kind of impact on managing a supply chain that they have had in other areas of business.

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