Which of the Following Is NOT a Good Option for Trying

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a good option for trying to remedy high internal costs vis-à-vis rivals' firms?

• A) finding ways to detour around activities or items where costs are high
• B) redesigning the product or some of its components to permit more economical manufacture or assembly
• C) implementing aggressive strategic resource mapping to permit across-the-board cost reduction
• D) outsourcing high-cost activities to vendors or contractors who can perform them more economically
• E) relocating high-cost activities (like manufacturing) to geographic areas (like China or Latin America or Eastern Europe) where they can be performed more cheaply

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