Shummy's Hockey Equipment Co. (SHEC) Michael Shum is the owner of Shummy's Hockey Equipment Co. (SHEC) and specializes in the exclusive sale of professional hockey equipment for top athletes. SHEC has been the exclusive equipment supplier for several national hockey teams. One of their best selling products is the premium polycarbonate hockey pucks. SHEC has exclusive purchase rights over this product and distributes this in their flagship store. The supplier of the hockey puck mentions that they are able to produce 22,000 pucks at full capacity. Michael wants to look at the stock (inventory) management of the hockey pucks to determine whether to use a just-in-case (JIC) or a just-in-time (JIT) inventory management system. The stock control chart for SHEC's first nine months of operations in 2020 is shown in part (c) below. The supplier noted the actual production of the hockey puck in 2020 was 15,500 pucks. (a) State two features of a just-in-time (JIT) stock (inventory) management system. [2 marks]

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