Woodwork limited manufactures luxury furniture for resale to big shops. It does not keep inventory of materials used to assemble the furniture and only orders the required materials from its suppliers when orders are received from customers. Nevertheless, it keeps very minimal inventory (if any). What type of woodwork using to manage its inventory costs? A. Inventory planning system B. Just-in time system C. Kaizen system D. Material requirement planning system

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Woodwork limited manufactures luxury furniture for resale to big shops. It does not keep inventory of materials used to assemble the furniture and only orders the required materials from its suppliers when orders are received from customers. Nevertheless, it keeps very minimal inventory (if any). What type of woodwork using to manage its inventory costs?

A. Inventory planning system

B. Just-in time system

C. Kaizen system

D. Material requirement planning system 

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