To Integrate Activities Across the Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management

To integrate activities across the supply chain, supply chain management often:

A) requires that firms in the supply chain share sensitive and proprietary information about customers and corporate plans.
B) creates excess inventory in the pipeline leading to the customer.
C) involves higher transportation and handling costs.
D) all of the answer choices.
E) both creates excess inventory in the pipeline leading to the customer and involves higher transportation and handling costs.