From the retailer's view,___________ reduces the retailer's supply chain costs and investment because the vendor assumes the costs and risks of shipping the product to the customer.
A) drop-shipping
B) cross-docking
C) outsourcing
D) third party logistics
E) vendor-managed inventory

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Drop-shipping, also known as consumer direct fulfillment, is a system in which retailers receive orders from customers and relay these orders to vendors and then the vendors ship the merchandise ordered directly to the customer.

From the Retailer's View,___________ Reduces the Retailer's Supply Chain Costs