Wal-Mart, Like Many Companies in the New Economy, Uses a Hub-And-Spoke

question 10

Multiple Choice

Wal-Mart, like many companies in the new economy, uses a hub-and-spoke distribution system to:

• A) increase costs of stocking and inventory .
• B) change consumer attitudes toward warehouse shopping.
• C) shift consumer demand to the left.
• D) decrease costs of stocking and inventory.

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