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james9437 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Whenever an order is placed with online retailers, the retailers put together the order, ship it, and charge the payment to the customer's credit card. This process of selling a product or service is known as the ________ process.

A) make-to-order
B) time-to-market
C) order-to-cash
D) procure-to-pay
E) make-to-stock

Question 2

Explain the importance of supply chain analytics.

What will be an ideal response?

ntsoane kedibone · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Supply chain analytics refers to the use of key performance indicators to monitor performance of the entire supply chain, including sourcing, planning, production, and distribution. For example, a purchasing manager can identify the suppliers that are frequently unable to meet promised delivery dates. Being able to access key performance metrics can help to identify and remove bottlenecks, such as by switching suppliers, spreading orders over multiple suppliers, expediting shipping for critical goods, and so on.