Manufacturer Storage with Direct Shipping

Multiple Choice

Inventory cost _________ in this distribution network

• Lower

• Higher

Multiple Choice

Transportation cost _________ in this distribution network

• Lower

• Higher

Multiple Choice

Facilities and handling cost _________ in this distribution network

• Lower

• Higher

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investment in information infrastructure is __________ to integrate manufacturer and retailer.

• Significant

• insignificant

Multiple Choice

Response time is _________ in this distribution network

• shorter

• longer

Multiple Choice

It is _______ to provide a high level of variety.

• Hard

• Easy

Multiple Choice

_______ provide a high level of product availability because of aggregation at the manufacturer.

• Hard

• Easy

Multiple Choice

Customer experience is _______ in this network

• Good

• Bad

Multiple Choice

Time to market is ______ with the product available

• Fast

• Slow

Multiple Choice

Order visibility is _____ but also more important from a customer service perspective.

• More difficult

• More easy

Multiple Choice

Returnability is ______ and difficult to implement

• Expensive

• Inexpensive