To Succeed with a Low-Cost Provider Strategy,company Managers Have To

Multiple Choice

To succeed with a low-cost provider strategy,company managers have to:

A) pursue backward or forward integration to detour suppliers or buyers with considerable bargaining power and leverage.
B) move the performance of most all value chain activities to low-wage countries.
C) sell direct to users of their product or service and eliminate the use of wholesale and retail intermediaries.
D) do two things: (1) perform value chain activities more cost-effectively than rivals,and (2) act proactively in revamping the firm's overall value chain to eliminate or bypass "nonessential" cost-producing activities.
E) outsource the biggest majority of value chain activities.