Supply Chain Management Refers to the

question 86

Multiple Choice

Supply chain management refers to the

• A)search for information that is unavailable to most people and the process of interpreting what is important and what is not.
• B)identification of the best-in-class performance by a company in a given area and the comparison of your processes to the company's processes.
• C)procedure of sharing power with employees,thereby enhancing their confidence and their belief that they are influential contributors to the organization.
• D)creation of new products,advanced production techniques,and better ways of managing and communicating.
• E)managing of the network of facilities and people that obtain raw materials,transform them into products,and distribute them to customers.

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Definitions:

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Variable Costing

A pricing approach that incorporates solely the variable costs of production—such as direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—into the cost per unit of products.

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