David, the vice president of operations for a publicly traded beverage company, learns that his company is in talks to be acquired by a very popular candy company. Although the deal is not public yet, David expects the post-merger value to increase dramatically, so he trades for a large number of shares of the candy company. In which illegal activity has David engaged?

What is the first step in the supply chain management process?

A) deciding how to acquire raw materials from local suppliers B) determining the appropriate degree of vertical integration C) deciding how to transport finished goods to buyers D) determining the most profitable target market

The three ways of organizing data for use by an organization are:

A. centralized, replicated, and partitioned B. centralized, structured, and partitioned C. structured, replicated, and partitioned D. centralized, replicated, and structured