At the End of a Recent Year,Solectron,Milpitas,California,an Electronics Contractor,made Half

question 15

Multiple Choice

At the end of a recent year,Solectron,Milpitas,California,an electronics contractor,made half of his purchases under vendor-managed inventory programs.Solectron:

• A)used a system in which its suppliers determined the product amount and assortment that should be in stock.
• B)had its suppliers perform all materials handling activities.
• C)authorized its suppliers to eliminate as many wholesaling functions as possible from the supply chain.
• D)authorized the use of distribution centres to provide quicker customer response times.

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