A.warehouses

B.stores

C.employees

D.manufacturers

E.suppliers

A.service levels should increase

B.service levels should be unaffected

C.service levels should decrease

D.service levels should initially increase, then decrease

A.sell high quantities of product to specific customer segments.

B.avoid assembly of finished products.

C.achieve economies of scale in purchasing components.

D.offer more product variety while keeping inventories low.

A.Reduce product complexity.

B.Increase inventory levels.

C.Improve product quality.

D.Increase information sharing.

A.The physical and market mediation costs are approximately the same for supply chains,independent of whether the chain supports innovative or functional products.

B.Neither cost is taken into consideration when designing and managing a supply chain.Product?

C.The market mediation costs exceed the physical costs for the supply chain of a functionalproduct.

D.The physical cost exceeds the market mediation costs for the supply chain of a functionalproduct.