In Addition to Clients and Servers, the Third Essential Ingredient

question 9

Short Answer

In addition to clients and servers, the third essential ingredient of the client/server environment is the _________ .

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Definitions:

Safety Stock

Additional quantity of an item held in inventory to reduce the risk of stockouts caused by variability in supply or demand.

Stockouts

Occurrences when demand exceeds supply, resulting in an inability to fulfill customer orders or requirements immediately.

Inventory Carrying Costs

The total cost associated with holding inventory, including storage, insurance, depreciation, and opportunity costs.

Standard Deviation

An index indicating the degree of spread or diversity among values in a dataset.