Afactor that makes it desirable for business organizations to actively manage their supply chains is:
a. increasing globalization.
b. more potential vendors.
c. the internet.
d. rfids.
e. downsizing.

The correct answer is a. increasing globalization.  

Explanation:

Globalization is a fact that, today, cannot be denied. Its acceptance is such by society that on many occasions we do not stop to think about what consequences it can have, without going any further, in the area of logistics.

Within the globalization its first consequences can be observed in the fact that logistics operators have become part of the production chain of companies. The new forms of work, of the Just In Time or Just In Sequence type, have meant that many companies cannot have all the necessary infrastructures to be able to maintain these two types of production, since for them a level of technical knowledge and of economic potential, something that not all companies can do. Thanks to that, logistics operators have assumed that role within the Supply Chain while doing supply and distribution tasks, as well as storage, which take care of the moments of greatest tension in the supply chain and They ensure that the merchandise arrives at the right time.

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