Match each term to the appropriate description:

a. A sportswear manufacturer takes steps to improve water efficiency by 15% per unit in ap- parel materials dyeing and finishing and to reduce waste from finished goods manufacturing by 10%.

b. A regional bakery contracts with a distribution company for delivery of its products to customers.

c. A business with a limited marketing budget uses customer data to forecast which customers have the highest probability of buying its products and sends a 10% discount coupon to only those customers.

d. A car manufacturer installs robots to perform welding and other dangerous tasks previously performed by humans.

e. A company uses a software package to perform algorithmic calculations to determine how to split customers into subcategories based on average order size, number of shipments per order, and number of customer returns for purposes of creating a customer income statement.

f. A computer company orders parts for a laptop from its suppliers only after an order has been received from a customer.

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1. Outsourcing 2. Factory automation 3. Just-in-time inventory system 4. Lean manufacturing 5. Customer profitability 6. Predictive analytics