Anne Beck recently took over a beauty supply store. Her predecessor always ordered shampoo in quantities of 100 units. Anne is reevaluating this policy. Based on her analysis, the cost to place each order is $35 and the holding cost is $8 per shampoo bottle per year. The annual demand for this product is 3000 bottles. Should Anne change the current order policy and, if so, how much can she save

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration