Hruan Technologies Is a Company That Wants to Enter a Foreign

question 48

Multiple Choice

Hruan Technologies is a company that wants to enter a foreign market. After deciding its entry mode, the company decides the strategy it can use to manage different customer demands, suppliers, and potential competitors. It then involves itself in various value-creating activities. In this context, which of the following statements is true of Hruan Technologies when it performs the operations involved with the value chain?

• A) It will need to scrutinize where the company can differentiate itself from its competitors.
• B) Standardized designs used by the company will have to be replaced by customized engineered products.
• C) The primary functions of the company will enable the support functions to operate more efficiently or effectively in order to create value.
• D) It will utilize human resources and information systems as its primary value chain functions.

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