Consider the supply chain involved when a customer purchases a book at a bookstore. Identify cycles in this supply chain and the location of the push/pull boundary.
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- The push/pull view of the supply chain is useful when considering strategic decisions relating to supply chain design, because it specifies the roles and responsibilities of each member of the supply chain.
- The push/pull view of a supply chain holds that the processes in a supply chain are divided into a series of activities performed at the interface between successive stages.
- The push/pull view of the supply chain is useful when considering strategic decisions relating to supply chain design, because A: it categorizes processes based on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders. B: it specifies the roles and responsibilities of each member of the supply chain. C: it clearly defines the processes involved and the owners of each process. D: it focuses on processes that are external to the firm.
- The cycle view of supply chain holds that A: the processes in supply chain are divided into 2 categories B: the processes in supply chain are divided into series of activities performed at the interface between successive stages. C: all processes in supply chain are initiated in response to customer order. D: all processes in supply chain are performed in anticipation of customer orders.
- Supply chain software can be classified as either supply chain ________ systems or supply chain ________ systems.