Manufacturers Are Using All of the Following Methods to Respond

question 97

Multiple Choice

Manufacturers are using all of the following methods to respond to inroads made by private labels, except:

• A) focusing on a few core brands
• B) increasing advertising expenditures
• C) introducing new products and new versions of current products
• D) reducing prices to meet private label pricing

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Definitions:

Ergonomics

The study of people's efficiency in their working environment, aiming to improve working conditions and increase productivity by adapting the job, equipment, and workspace to fit the worker.

Information and Decision Making

The process of gathering, analyzing, and using information to make choices or solve problems.

Organic System

A concept in management and organizational theory describing organizations that are flexible, adaptive, and less formal in structure, often in response to a changing environment.

Department

A specialized division within an organization that focuses on a specific area of work.