All of the Following Are Disadvantages of Outsourcing a Product

question 161

Multiple Choice

All of the following are disadvantages of outsourcing a product except ________.

• A)outsourcing allows the company to focus on its primary function.
• B)the risk associated with having a third-party manufacturer produce substandard products.
• C)the loss of control over the manufacturing process.
• D)concerns about being unable to meet commitments to customers if a subcontractor experiences delays.

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Definitions:

Primary Audiences

The main target group for a message, product, or campaign, whose needs and preferences are the primary focus of the communication strategy.

Monitoring

The systematic process of understanding, analyzing, and reporting insights and conversations on reputation, brand position, community health, and opinion of key audience members virtually.

Social Media

A personalized, online networked hub of information, dialogue, and relationship management. These new communication technology tools allow individual users and organizations to engage with, reach, persuade, and target key audiences more effectively across multiple platforms. Industry professionals, scholars, and social media users have contributed a number of different definitions and conceptualizations of the concept of social media. Some emphasize the role of social media as a tool kit that allows users to create and share content. Others focus on how social media extend Web 2.0 technologies to bring communities together.

Demographics

A basic way to categorize a group of individuals, involving the basic population data that are easily collected, such as age, education level, ethnicity, and location.