Charles and Irene are editors at a content development firm. Both of them, unknowingly, are working on the same copy of the annual report. Irene finishes editing the report and saves her copy; Charles saves his report an hour after Irene. Charles's report overwrites Irene's, and her changes are lost. This scenario is an example of the ________.

A. bullwhip effect
B. crow's-foot paradigm
C. bait-and-switch problem
D. lost-update problem
E. update query problem


Answer: D

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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