Reducing the Time-To-Market for a New Product

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."