When Brian Took Over the Position of Purchasing Manager for Gray

Multiple Choice

When Brian took over the position of purchasing manager for Gray Lumber Company,a regional building materials supply company,he found a JIT system in place,but in spite of that the company had frequent problems related to inventory.Shipments were often late or incomplete,there was little communication from the company's vendors,and only superficial attempts were being made to address the problems.For companies like Gray Lumber,the critical factor in having a successful JIT system is:

A) distributional excellence.
B) shared data.
C) EDI systems.
D) CPFR systems.
E) cooperation.