Outsourcing the Performance of Value Chain Activities Presently Performed In-House

question 27

Multiple Choice

Outsourcing the performance of value chain activities presently performed in-house to outside vendors and suppliers makes strategic sense EXCEPT when:

• A) an activity can be performed better or more cheaply by outside specialists.
• B) it allows a company to focus its entire energies on its core business,leverage its key resources,and do even better what it already does best.
• C) it restricts a company's ability to assemble diverse kinds of expertise speedily and efficiently.
• D) it reduces the company's risk exposure to changing technology and/or changing buyer preferences.
• E) All of these.

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