When the Boeing Co

question 5

Multiple Choice

When the Boeing Co.announced it would delay the introduction of its new 787,the CEO blamed the problem on the company's supply chain.Airplanes use thousands of individual parts and in an attempt to relieve the smaller,individual supply chain quandary,Boeing used major suppliers to construct large pieces of the plane.Boeing would have benefited from more _____ integration.

• A) channel
• B) supply chain
• C) MRP
• D) functional
• E) tactical distribution

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