1. Which of the following costs do not come under inventory carrying cost calculation? a) Investment in a software for updating stock position online b) Investment in stores space c) Salaries of procurement personnel d) Cost of maintaining the inventory stocks   2. Which of the following will have lesser bullwhip effect in a supply chain? a) Supply Chain co-ordination b) Opening more stocking points closer to the point of consumption c) Empowering the lower echelons of the inventory to take decisions on fulfilling the demand d) All of the above   3. What is the effect of delayed differentiation strategy? a) The number of variants offered will be reduced b) The inventory carrying costs will come down c) Production Planning and Control will become more difficult d) Bullwhip effect will be more pronounced

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1. Which of the following costs do not come under inventory carrying cost calculation?

a) Investment in a software for updating stock position online
b) Investment in stores space
c) Salaries of procurement personnel
d) Cost of maintaining the inventory stocks
 

2. Which of the following will have lesser bullwhip effect in a supply chain?

a) Supply Chain co-ordination
b) Opening more stocking points closer to the point of consumption
c) Empowering the lower echelons of the inventory to take decisions on fulfilling the demand
d) All of the above
 

3. What is the effect of delayed differentiation strategy?

a) The number of variants offered will be reduced
b) The inventory carrying costs will come down
c) Production Planning and Control will become more difficult
d) Bullwhip effect will be more pronounced
 
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