We know that most of the units that we sell will not last more than two years. After two years the buyer will have to buy the unit all over again, and that is acceptable to us, because it guarantees us sales in the future. This is an example of which philosophy?
a. supply chain management
b. planned obsolescence
c. just-in-time inventory control
d. materials requirements planning
e. enterprise resource planning
b. planned obsolescence
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Contract manufacturing is the only form of manufacturing alliance
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Any asset, except land, can be amortized, or ____________________, over time.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
While shopping on Zappos, a customer placed a few pairs of shoes in an online shopping cart but then logged out without purchasing anything. The next day, the customer received an email that there were items left in the online shopping cart and offering free shipping for purchases over $50. This illustrates
A. pass-along. B. a website's bounce rate. C. a referral program. D. many-to-many communication. E. marketing automation software.