CapeFresh Beverages distributes perishable goods across South Africa through a network of regional warehouses. Over the past year, the company introduced separate efficiency initiatives within transportation, warehousing, and production planning. While transport turnaround times improved, warehousing congestion increased, and production schedules became more volatile. A review revealed that each department optimised its own performance indicators without fully considering how decisions in one area affected material flow and scheduling elsewhere. Senior leadership is now re-evaluating how operational performance should be assessed across the organisation. In presenting their conclusion to the board, which principle most directly addresses the concern raised by leadership?

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Overall supply performance improves when the most cost-efficient department is given primary decision authority over material movement.

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Activities that influence material flow are interconnected and should be evaluated collectively rather than in isolation.

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Service reliability can be stabilised primarily through larger inventory buffers, reducing the need for coordinated oversight.

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Operational efficiency is best achieved by refining departmental targets before expanding cross-functional coordination mechanisms.

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