A.increase in the number of competitors

B.increase in the efforts of current competitors to protect or increase their profit margins

C.increase in the rate of new product introductions in the market

D.a move towards cost reduction practices in industry

A.company policy

B.viewed as a way to reduce costs

C.considered necessary

D.considered risky

A.inventory levels and decision-making costs.

B.supply and dependent demand.

C.customer service and inventory costs.

D.transportation and warehousing costs.

A.data manipulation language

B.structured query language

C.java programming language

D.data definition language

E.data dictionary

A.II

B.I

C.II and III

D.III

E.I and II