Which of the Following Is Not a Good Option for Trying

Multiple Choice

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

A) Investing in productivity-enhancing,cost-saving technological improvements
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 (such as manufacturing) to geographic areas (such as China or Latin America or Eastern Europe) where they can be performed more cheaply