Retail information and supply chain management systems help retailers to do all of the following except

A. avoid class action lawsuits.
B. minimize the retailer's inventory investment.
C. make sure desired merchandise is available when customers want it.
D. monitor the flow of information and merchandise.
E. gain strategic advantages.


Answer: A

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Weston, Inc., produces widgets. To manufacture a new type of widget, it took 19 iterations before the process reached a steady state of 33 hours. If Weston has a 94% learning rate, use the logarithmic approach to calculate the time it took to manufacture the first widget.

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