Verdure Westerns, a Retailer, Recently Employed a Unique Data Management

question 4

Multiple Choice

Verdure Westerns, a retailer, recently employed a unique data management system that automatically transfers order information to the relevant vendor. Unlike its competitors, this system enables the company to smoothly convey information without any manual effort, thereby reducing the labor costs of the company. By employing this new data management system, Verdure Westerns has most likely achieved _____.

• A) competitive inertia
• B) strategic dissonance
• C) first-mover advantage
• D) second-mover advantage

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