A logistics coordinator is simplifying the polynomial expression $(p^3 - p^2q) + (pq^2 + q^3) - (p^2q + pq^2)$ to determine the total storage volume for a project report. Arrange the following steps in the correct order to simplify this expression.

A logistics analyst is programming a new inventory management system to calculate differences in warehouse storage capacities. The total capacity variance is modeled by the expression $(p^3 - p^2q) + (pq^2 + q^3) - (p^2q + pq^2)$. To optimize the system's processing speed, this expression must be entered in its fully simplified form. Which of the following represents the correctly simplified expression?

A supply chain analyst is simplifying the expression $(p^3 - p^2q) + (pq^2 + q^3) - (p^2q + pq^2)$, which models the total volume of storage across three facilities. Match each phase of the simplification process with its corresponding mathematical result.

An inventory systems analyst is auditing a formula used to balance stock levels across three warehouses: $(p^3 - p^2q) + (pq^2 + q^3) - (p^2q + pq^2)$. True or False: In the process of simplifying this expression, the term $+pq^2$ and the term $-pq^2$ cancel each other out, resulting in no $pq^2$ term in the final simplified polynomial.

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