What do spot stock and assortment warehouses have in common with water and rail transportation modes?
a. they tend to increase the need for packaging.
b. they tend to increase the amount of inventory in the system.
c. they tend to get goods to customers slower.
d. they tend to reduce the percent of delivery errors made by the logistics system.

B. They tend to increase the amount of inventory in the system.

Explanation:

Under the spot stock warehousing the stock of a specific product line, one which has generally the seasonal availability and that the goods are thus, spot stocked, basically for meeting the critical situations where the stock is not directly delivered from the supplier instantly.

Whereas in the assorted warehouses also, the stock is stocked of variety basically making combinations to meet the needs when there is low availability and the customer needs are to be fulfilled.

Thus, in one or another manner both increase the stock in hand in the warehouse.

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