Answer: The correct answer is "a. have components arrive at a manufacturing plant just in time to enter the production process.".
Explanation: Just-in-time inventory systems <u>have components arrive at a manufacturing plant just in time to enter the production process.</u>
The just-in-time method is a production organization system for factories, of Japanese origin, which allows to reduce inventory costs of raw materials and products already made. JIT is about getting supplies to the factory, or products to the customer, "just in time," that is, just before they are used and only in the quantities needed. This is done to eliminate the need for store and transfer raw materials from the warehouse to the production line.
Answer:
increased production flexibility.
Explanation:
It is arguable that B2B e-commerce does not increase production flexibility because commerce generally bothers about sales, since it increases reach to customers, guarantees better supplier and consumer management due to the amount of information available.
Production Flexibility on the other hand bothers on a company's capability in adjusting its production capacity to changes in customer preferences without raising its costs.
Hence, the output of B2B e-commerce (knowledge of customer needs) can be an input into production flexibility, but the later is more a matter of an organisation's internal core competence than a benefit of B2B e-commerce.
Answer:
D. Task force.
Explanation:
Task force are basically created for a specific reason. They come from various department making it a cross-functional team, and they do not report the same manager.
An inner tube for a swimming pool would be in high demand during the summer months, and in incredibly low demand in the winter months.
