Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15.9, Problem 1RQ
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To determine: The reasons how company IM achieves cost reductions by using internet for procurement.
Introduction: Cost reduction is a designed constructive approach to decrease expenses. It is a remedial purpose by continuous procedure of examination of expenses, capacities etc. for further economy in purpose of aspects of manufacturing.
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