As the manager of user experience for a large internet service provider, Gina spends a lot of her time trying to figure out how best to communicate the value of the technology enhancement services that the firm provides. For this reason, Gina has been asked to give a presentation at a big technology conference on the topic of “communicating value to customers.” With 15 years in the business, Gina feels confident she has a lot to offer the audience, which is largely comprised of people just like her. But with only 20 minutes to speak, she is concerned about how to fit it all in. Which of the following areas of effective communication should Gina focus most of her efforts in preparing the presentation?

Haley photocopying purchases a paper from an out-of-state vendor. average weekly demand for paper is 150 cartons per week for which haley pays $15 per carton. in bound shipments from the vendor average 1000 cartoons with an average lead time of 3 weeks. haley operates 52 weeks per year; it carries a 4-week supply of inventory as safety stock and no anticipation inventory. the vendor has recently announced that they will be building a faculty near haley photocopying that will reduce lead time to one week. further, they will be able to reduce shipments to 200 cartons. haley believes that they will be able to reduce safety stock to a 1-week supply. what impact will these changes make to haley’s average inventory level and its average aggregated inventory value?