A.analyze the product life cycle

B.make demand predictable

C.increase product variety

D.consider the nature of demand for products

E.decrease market standard for lead time

A.transaction records

B.service representatives

C.purchased data

D.distribution points

E.shipping and receiving

A.technology barriers

B.conflicting individual incentives and organizational goals

C.trust-based relationships

D.bottlenecks caused by weaker partners

E.suboptimization

A.smaller bills of materials, fewer routings, and fewer manufacturing orders.

B.fewer inventory items and inventory levels.

C.increased planning and control efforts to avoid shortages.

D.more items, larger bills of material (BOMS), and increased material requirements planning (MRP) run time.

A.RSPs often increase the expenses of suppliers.

B.RSPs often demand the supplier take less responsibility.

C.RSPs require a great deal of trust.

D.RSPs typically necessitates deployment of advanced technology.