Top Managers at Keep It Clean Inc

question 124

Multiple Choice

Top managers at Keep It Clean Inc.,which produces and sells home-care cleaning products,are looking for ways to improve the supply chain.One idea that has been mentioned by several managers is a just-in-time logistics system.If the following facts were known,which one would weaken the argument for the shift to a just-in-time logistics system?

• A) When companies carry too much inventory,they incur higher-than-necessary inventory-carrying costs.
• B) Under a system of just-in-time logistics,the company would only have inventory only a few days of operations.
• C) The company's most important suppliers prefer a flexible supply schedule.
• D) Implementing just-in-time logistics would require an extensive overhaul of the existing supply chain.
• E) Demand for Keep It Clean's products is stable and predictable.

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