Question:
Which of the following is TRUE?
a. 3PL stands for Three Point Logistics b. VMI stands for Vendor Managed Inventory c. VMI stands for Vertically Managed Inventory d. 3PL stands for Third Party Leverage
Answer:
b. VMI stands for Vendor Managed Inventory
Explanation:
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI): Is a type of business where the vendor supplies orders of goods or services for the buyer of a product, based on the information that is provided by the buyer of the product to the supplier i.e the vendor. Vendors act as intermediary between the sellers of a product and the buyers of the product. An example of online business vendors are Alibaba. They helps in minimizing business operating cost, thereby reducing selling price of products.