The opening of the new Haslam CBA Building was nearly delayed until June 2009 due to the fact that the manufacturer of classroom furniture could not order raw materials because they could not get credit from a bank due to the credit crisis in September 2008. Dr. Tom Ladd, the Associate Dean responsible for the building project, arranged for UT to extend credit to the manufacturer so that raw materials could be purchased and finished furniture could be built and delivered on time to teach classes in January 20089. This represents what type of strategic supply chain lead time techniques?

The opening of the new Haslam CBA Building was nearly delayed until June 2009 due to the fact that the manufacturer of classroom furniture could not order raw materials because they could not get credit from a bank due to the credit crisis in September 2008. Dr. Tom Ladd, the Associate Dean responsible for the building project, arranged for UT to extend credit to the manufacturer so that raw materials could be purchased and finished furniture could be built and delivered on time to teach classes in January 20089. This represents what type of strategic supply chain lead time techniques?

The opening of the new Haslam CBA Building was nearly delayed until June 2009 due to the fact that the manufacturer of classroom furniture could not order raw materials because they could not get credit from a bank due to the credit crisis in September 2008. Dr. Tom Ladd, the Associate Dean responsible for the building project, arranged for UT to extend credit to the manufacturer so that raw materials could be purchased and finished furniture could be built and delivered on time to teach classes in January 20089. This represents what type of strategic supply chain lead time techniques?




a. Synchronization of UT and manufacture IT systems to better plan the production schedule in advance
b. working with the manufacturer to reduce production cycle times and speed pipeline inventory
c. use of extended enterprise collaboration between the manufacturer, raw material supplier, and UT to create an innovative credit solution
d. use of postponement of delivery until just before it was needed (JIT)







Answer: C