Reducing the Time-To-Market for a New Product

question 74

Multiple Choice

Reducing the time-to-market for a new product

• A)is only possible if a company has formed strategic alliances with its suppliers.
• B)generally increases long-run product costs because of the need to develop new production processes.
• C)results in the ability of a firm to pursue a cost leadership competitive strategy.
• D)may result in design flaws,a need for engineering change orders,and customer "bad will."

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