Question

Rinker Audio Products has a fully-staffed purchasing department that procures various inputs. It also has various domestic manufacturing facilities that coordinate with the purchasing department. Rinker's distribution function coordinates the shipment of finished products. Taken together, Rinker Audio Products' purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution functions constitute the company's
A. promotion.
B. recruitment.
C. logistics.
D. benchmarking.
E. inshoring.

Answer 1

Answer: Logistics

Explanation: Logistics refers to the group of complex operation that are to be performed within an organisation by different individuals under the guidance of various different experts of such tasks. These operations are dependent on each other for their effective performance.

Thus, we can conclude that the combination of Rinker's manufacturing, distribution and purchasing activities will collectively be called as logistics.