Tata Motors Assembles Cars from Their Own Parts and Subassemblies

Multiple Choice

Tata Motors assembles cars from their own parts and subassemblies and also controls the mining and fabrication of the materials used to create those parts. When Anand ordered his luxury sedan with the platinum dashboard he knew he wouldn't be taking delivery of his dream car the next week. Rather, he would be waiting a while thanks to:

A) a mismatch between supply chain lead time and customer demand.
B) a mismatch between overall demand levels and productive capacity.
C) a mismatch between demand and the most efficient production volume.
D) a mismatch between demand and the most efficient shipment volume.