Consider an Association Between a Sales Class and an Inventory

question 37

Short Answer

Consider an association between a Sales class and an Inventory class in a Unified Modeling Language (UML) Class diagram. The multiplicities next to the Sales class are 0..* and the multiplicities next to the Inventory class are 1..*. Which of the following is the best way to implement that association in your database?
A. Post the primary key of Sales as a foreign key in Inventory
B. Post the primary key of Inventory as a foreign key in Sales
C. Create a linking table
D. None of the above

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Definitions:

Holding Cost

The expenses associated with storing unsold goods, including warehousing, insurance, and depreciation.

Cycle Inventory

The portion of inventory that is replenished regularly based on the demand and supply cycle of the business.

Cycle Inventory

The quantity of inventory available to meet normal demand between shipments in a replenishment cycle.

Supply Chain

A network of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in producing and delivering a product or service from supplier to customer.