YOU plc has recently decided to invest in an EDI system that will allow it to automatically place orders with its major suppliers. Currently, YOU's purchasing department staff have to place telephone orders to the company's suppliers, which is slow and inefficient. Which activity within YOU's value chain will the new EDI system improve? Infrastructure Inbound logistics Outbound logistics.

YOU plc has recently decided to invest in an EDI system that will allow it to automatically place orders with its major suppliers. Currently, YOU's purchasing department staff have to place telephone orders to the company's suppliers, which is slow and inefficient. Which activity within YOU's value chain will the new EDI system improve? Infrastructure Inbound logistics Outbound logistics.

Contemporary Marketing

18th Edition

ISBN:9780357033777

Author:Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz

Publisher:Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz

Chapter15: Distribution Channels And Supply Chain Management

Section15.7: Accomplishing The Priorities Of A Supply Chain

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