Supply Chain Management

Category - Design and Improvement

Relative to manufacturer storage, ________ will require a higher level of inventory.
  1. Distributor storage
  2. Retailer storage
  3. Vendor storage
  4. All of the above.
Explanation
Answer: D - Relative to manufacturer storage, distributor storage will require a higher level of inventory because the distributor/retailer/vendor warehouse aggregates demand uncertainty to a lower level than the manufacturer who is able to aggregate demand across all vendors/distributors/retailers.
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