A Major Retailer Has Recently Deployed Self-Checkout Stands at the Front

question 68

Multiple Choice

A major retailer has recently deployed self-checkout stands at the front of the store. As long as you don't have items like paint, cold medicine, beer, fruits, or vegetables in your shopping cart, you can check out quickly in one of these lines. This retailer is providing a prime example of:

• A)a tiered workforce.
• B)offloading.
• C)yield management.
• D)a constraint.

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