Each of the Following Is Likely to Help a Company's

question 21

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is likely to help a company's low-cost provider strategy succeed EXCEPT

• A) resources and capabilities to keep costs below those of its competitors.
• B) cost-effective management of value chain activities better than rivals.
• C) effective leveraging of cost drivers.
• D) having the innovative capability to bypass certain value chain activities being performed by rivals.
• E) capabilities to simultaneously deliver lower cost and higher-quality/differentiated features.

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