Suppliers of coffee beans to processors and retailers know that demand for their product may change for a variety of reasons. Which of the following statements correctly identifies one or more of these reasons?
a. Consumers reduce their purchases of takeout coffee.
b. Consumers increase their purchases of takeout coffee.
c. Coffee processors and retailers decide to shrink their inventories.
d. Coffee processors and retailers engage in itemized purchasing.
e. Coffee processors and retailers engage in straight rebuy purchasing.