ITPEC IP October 2020 Question 80

Source exam: ITPEC IP October 2020Topic: Business Industry

ITPEC IP October 2020 — Question 80 of 100

SCM centrally coordinates the flow from material procurement through production, logistics, and sales to optimize the supply chain. Shared demand, inventory, capacity, and delivery information helps reduce excess stock, shortages, lead time, and total supply cost.

Answer (d)

Why not others:
- an ASP provides application services over a network

- CRM manages customer relationships and interactions

- ERP integrates resources and processes across the enterprise but is not specifically defined by end-to-end supply optimization

Key rule: SCM optimizes flows among suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers.

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