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QuickFix Repairs serves business clients while changing promotion; the case evidence includes supplier lead time of ?2,890, sales of 400 units, and a 35% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Explain the benefits and costs of holding spare stock and buffer stock?
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Topic
The role of procurement
Question
- A. Use stock, buffer stock to judge capacity utilisation, owners impact, and the business objective in Managing stock.
- B. Give only a definition of The role of procurement without using the case evidence.
- C. Treat efficiency and productivity as identical and ignore the effect on owners.
- D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.
Answer
The correct option is: Use stock, buffer stock to judge capacity utilisation, owners impact, and the business objective in Managing stock.
Explanation
This option works because Use stock, buffer stock to judge capacity utilisation, owners impact, and the business objective in Managing stock. The case evidence gives ?4,390, 400 units, and 35%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse efficiency and productivity, miss the owners, or ignore the business objective.
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