Scenario 14.2 Use the following to answer the questions.
Star Supplies, Inc. manufactures commercial-grade floor cleaners, such as vacuums and floor polishers. The firm has recently begun manufacturing other janitorial-related product lines, such as paper products and chemical cleaners. Star Supplies distributes its products in two ways. It sells its vacuum, floor polisher, and janitorial supply products to an independent business that takes title to the products and then sells them to various small businesses throughout the region. Also, Star has a list of large businesses that it distributes to directly, on an as-needed basis. These businesses keep very little inventory and purchase janitorial supplies in small quantities. Recently, Star has decided to add two new service product lines-paper shredding and a uniform rental service. Clint Rodriguez, the marketing manager, is conducting a meeting to discuss the ways in which Star can strategically manage these new businesses. Star has the choice of marketing the paper shredding service to their large business clients, by picking up the paper as they drop off the other janitorial supplies, or they can buy a small paper shredding business and market to both large and small business customers. With regard to the uniform rental service, Star can either pick up and deliver the uniforms to the small businesses themselves, or contract that out to a third party.
Refer to Scenario 14.2. Currently, Star is using the ____ approach to distributing its janitorial supplies to its large customers.
A) intensive
B) just-in-time
C) segmented
D) outsourcing
E) exclusive

Question

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The scenario describes Star Supplies distributing products directly to large businesses on an as-needed basis, with these businesses keeping very little inventory and purchasing in small quantities. This approach aligns with the just-in-time (JIT) distribution strategy, which minimizes inventory costs and delivers products as close as possible to when they are actually needed.