At the end of a recent year,Solectron,a big Milpitas,California,electronics contractor,made half of its purchases under vendor-managed inventory programs.Solectron
A) had its suppliers perform all materials handing activities.
B) authorized its suppliers to eliminate as many wholesaling functions as possible from the supply chain.
C) used a system in which its suppliers determined the product amount and assortment that should be in stock.
D) authorized the use of distribution centers to provide quicker customer response times.
E) balanced its total logistics cost by eliminating the convenience service factor.
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