To ensure an adequate and available supply of key scarce materials,many companies are now willing to .

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Buying and holding large inventories of the scarce materials is a way of ensuring an adequate and available supply, as it allows companies to have a stock of the materials on hand in case of unpredictable changes in supply or demand. This strategy can also increase the company's bargaining power with suppliers, as they are able to purchase larger quantities. The other options (decreasing demand, reducing the length of the supply chain, experimenting with just-in-time technologies, eliminating distribution and warehousing partners) may have some impact on supply, but do not directly address the issue of ensuring an adequate and available supply of scarce materials.

To Ensure an Adequate and Available Supply of Key Scarce