A firm that is deploying just-in-time manufacturing for the first time will:

A. Establish contracts with many suppliers since an interruption in supply is extremely disruptive of the production process.

B. Establish contracts with a few carefully chosen suppliers since an interruption in supply is extremely disruptive of the production process.

C. Maintain a carefully calibrated safety stock since interruptions in supply are inevitable.

D. Acquire considerable computer processing capability to manage the demands of the data-dependent kanban inventory management system.