Question from Contemporary Logistics 11th edition chapter 8

8.14 Discuss some of the managerial challenges that comple- mentary products present. 8.15 What are substitute items and how might they affect safety stock policies? 8.16 How might a hospital's decisions with respect to substitute products differ from a supermarket's decisions with substi- tute products? 8.17 How do the consequences of JIT go far beyond inventory management? 8.18 Why should organizations carefully consider potential trade-offs before adopting a lean philosophy? 8.19 Discuss some challenges that service parts logistics creates for logistics managers. 8.20 How does vendor-managed inventory differ from tradi- tional inventory management