Author Question: Which of the following is a potential solution to the bullwhip effect? A) increasing the number ... (Read 59 times)

TVarnum · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Which of the following is a potential solution to the bullwhip effect?

A) increasing the number of levels in the supply chain
B) increasing manufacturing capacity
C) reducing the number of salespeople
D) sharing sales order data in real-time

Question 2

Which of the following set the current major phase in systems development?

A) The object-oriented approach and the Internet economy
B) The process-oriented approach
C) The planning-based approach
D) The software engineering approach
E) The prototyping approach

rekilledagain · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A
Explanation: A) Relying on object orientation and the need for speed, the new approach sacrifices the milestones and multiple phases of the engineering approach, favoring instead close cooperation between developers and clients, combining many life-cycle phases into few phases, and having multiple rapid releases of software.
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