Which one of the following is a wise and effective approach to cost-cutting that will aid...
Which one of the following is a wise and effective approach to cost-cutting that will aid company efforts to achieve a competitive advantage based on lower overall costs per pair sold than rival companies?
a. delivering orders to footwear retailers in 4 weeks
b. employing a strategy to be the market share leader in selling branded footwear in each geographic region
c. making sure that the company's total compensation costs for production workers and supervisors are always the industry-low in each region where the company had production operations
d. cutting expenditures for TQM.Six Sigma programs and best practices training to zero
e. offering buyers no more than 350 models/styles in each geographic region
Homework Answers
The wisest and effective way, out of the options given below, to cost-cutting that will support company efforts to achieve a competitive advantage is to employ a strategy to be the market share leader in every geographical location in selling branded footwear. Therefore, the correct option is (b). All other options are incorrect as they are either have consequences or will not be effective to pursue.
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