Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that was founded in 2011. This company combines computer algorithms with human stylists to deliver a personalized online shopping experience to customers through a subscription service. Users fill out a survey that outlines their style preferences and price range, then stylists hand-select clothing and ship it to the customers. Which of the following statements most likely does not represent an opportunity for Stitch Fix? A. increasing life expectancy by 5 years.
B. increase in the company's efficiency due to improvements in the value chain.
C. global economic growth will reach 10% next year.
D. a growing population of environmentally conscious consumers.

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?