A Characteristic of Outsourcing Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

A characteristic of outsourcing is

• A) completely unrelated to vertical integration
• B) likely to be profitable exactly when vertical integration is profitable
• C) it prevents a firm from focusing on its core competencies
• D) can allow for the exploitation of differing degrees of economies of scale at different points in the supply chain

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Definitions:

State of Matter

A distinct form that different phases of matter take on, traditionally classified as solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.

Chemical Change

A process that involves the reorganization of the atoms in one or more substances, resulting in the formation of new products with different properties.

Matter

Anything that occupies space and has mass.

Volume

The quantity of space taken up by a substance or object, or contained within a vessel.