Operations Management: Processes And Supply Chains (12th Edition) (what's New In Operations Management)
Operations Management: Processes And Supply Chains (12th Edition) (what's New In Operations Management)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134742205
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 2VC
Summary Introduction

Interpretation: The status of Crayola’s supply chains as responsive, efficient or a combination of both is to be discussed.

Concept Introduction: The establishment of responsive and efficient supply chains is strategically very vital because the profitability of the operations is dependent on the supply chain to a very major extent. This becomes all the more important when the company is under pressure to make changes in the supply chain due to changes in the external factors. 

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