Question

When Wal-Mart sells a package of diapers, the company captures data on that sale at its point-of-sale terminal and transmits that data to the company that makes the diapers. When it is necessary, the diaper company restocks the diapers in that Wal-Mart store. This process is called:
a) supply chain management
b) demand chain management
c) vendor-managed inventory
d) enterprise resource planning inventory
e) just-in-time inventory

Answer 1

Answer:

C) vendor-managed inventory

Explanation:

Sometimes a company's vendor is granted access to the company's intranet system and specifically the inventory accounts. Together with the buyer they establish a minimum inventory level for their products and when that level is reached the vendor will automatically replenish the company's inventory. This is beneficial both for the company and the vendor. The company doesn't have to worry about keeping track of certain number of products and the vendor can smooth its sales operations.