Operations Management
Operations Management
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2.7, Problem 2.2RQ
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The tomato growers in country N have high competitive edge over their competitors in country I and G. They use computerized, climate-controlled greenhouses which help them to control the humidity and nutrition and allow them to produce their own crops.

The growers in country I and G use outdoor unheated greenhouses while the growers in country D with their technique manage to grow ten times of the yield than growers in country D and G. The supply chains in country D integrate with the local market to match the supply and demand which allows the farmer to produce crops in large quantities.

To determine: The importance of supply chain of Country D growers.

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