Wal Mart, although they are not a manufacturing company, uses sophisticated computer software to forecast sales and order products to be stocked in their stores so that they do not run out of the things shoppers are looking for. What kind of software system does Wal Mart likely use? Group of answer choices a) Inventory control b) Just-in-time ordering c) E-procurement d) Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)

Wal Mart, although they are not a manufacturing company, uses sophisticated computer software to forecast sales and order products to be stocked in their stores so that they do not run out of the things shoppers are looking for. What kind of software system does Wal Mart likely use? Group of answer choices a) Inventory control b) Just-in-time ordering c) E-procurement d) Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

ChapterC: Cases

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5.1SC: Scenario 3 Ben Gibson, the purchasing manager at Coastal Products, was reviewing purchasing...

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