Multiple Choice
The physical distribution concept says (or implies) that
A) transporting,storing,and product-handling are unrelated activities for cost control.
B) the best distribution system is the lowest cost one.
C) a firm should seek to minimize the total cost of transporting,storing,and product-handling for a given level of customer service.
D) if the transporting department minimizes its costs and the storing department minimizes its costs and the product-handling department minimizes its costs-then the total cost of physical distribution will be minimized.
E) None of these answers is correct.
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