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Operations and Supply Chain Strategies MCQ

The degree or strength of a relationship between two variables is shown by the__________

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Correct Answer: Correlation coefficient

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______ is a process that begins by identifying the best practices used by other firms within the industry and their achievements.

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Correct Answer: Benchmarking

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When describing the generic business process, the internal and external customers directly follow_______.

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Correct Answer: Outputs

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Which is NOT a basic operations activity?

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Correct Answer: Product sales

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_______ is a softwareapplication for managing a firm’s functional activities, suppliers, and customers.

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Correct Answer: Enterprise resource planning

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_______ allows firms to perform what-if analysis of plant capacities.

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Correct Answer: Manufacturing resource planning

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_______ is an operating philosophy encompassing the objectives of high quality, fast response, and low waste.

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Correct Answer: Lean thinking

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Which is NOT a common characteristic of manufacturing?

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Correct Answer: Decentralized location

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Which is a characteristic of services?

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Correct Answer: Intangible product

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The supply chain process where you develop contingency plans for imbalances is _______.

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Correct Answer: Demand management

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The supply chain process where you design the distribution network to deliver goods on time is _______.

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Correct Answer: Order fulfillment

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_______ is/are one of the eight key supply chain processes.

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Correct Answer: Demand management

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Buying goods and services from suppliers instead of making them in-house is _______.

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Correct Answer: Outsourcing

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The sharing and coordination of key processes between companies is _______.

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Correct Answer: Business process integration

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The_______ is considered part ofa typicalsupply chain.

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Correct Answer: Distributor

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Training is considered part of the _______ element of a generic business process.

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Correct Answer: Input

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Which of the following is a service?

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Correct Answer: Haircut

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Total Quality Management is a philosophy that seeks to improve quality continuously to please customers, reduce costs.

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Correct Answer: True

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The simultaneous design of the product, the process, and the supply chain is known as ______ .

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Correct Answer: Three-Dimensional Concurrent Engineering

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Third-Party Logistics Services is outside agents that move items domestically or into ______ .

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Correct Answer: Foreign locations

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Sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of future generations in terms of ______ .

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Which processes concerning the flow of materials from raw material suppliers to the final customer ?

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Correct Answer: Supply Chain Management

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Supply Chain is the network of companies eventually making goods and services available to consumers.

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Correct Answer: True

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An intangible product such as the delivery of automobiles to the dealership is known as _______ .

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Correct Answer: Service

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The movement, storage, and processing of returned goods is known as ______ .

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Correct Answer: Returns Management

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Radio Frequency Identification allows data to be read at a distance, without requiring line-of-sight scanning

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Correct Answer: True

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The planning, scheduling, and controlling of resources to meet the specific goals of a project is known as _____ .

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Correct Answer: Project Management

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Product Development and Commercialization is ______ new products that customers want, and doing it frequently and efficiently

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Correct Answer: Both a & b

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Which of the correct statements about Processes ?

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Correct Answer: Methods for getting work done. Processes consist of a series of steps that turn inputs into outputs

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Buying goods and services from suppliers instead of making them in-house is known as _____ .

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Correct Answer: Outsourcing

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Order Fulfilment is the on-time delivery of goods and services to customers .

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Correct Answer: True

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Operations Management is the ______ of the many value-creating activities of the firm .

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The set of activities associated with purchasing, making, delivering, and returning (or recycling) goods and services is known as _____ .

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Correct Answer: Operations

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Material Requirements Planning is a _____ that were developed to try to balance part purchases and plant capacities with production requirements

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Correct Answer: Software applications

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Manufacturing Resource Planning allows firms to perform forward-looking what-if analyses of plant capacities.

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Correct Answer: True

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Logistics is a _____ .

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Just-in-Time is a system in which supplies and assemblies are ______ through the system when and where they are needed.

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Correct Answer: Pulled

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Goods is any tangible product, like an automobile

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Correct Answer: True

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In flow management making the _______ production inventories

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Correct Answer: All of these

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First-Tier Customers are the firm’s most valued direct customers.

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Correct Answer: True

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Enterprise Resource Planning is a ______ software application for managing a firm’s functional activities, suppliers, and customers

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Correct Answer: Multi module

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Which process balances customer requirements with supply chain capabilities ?

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Correct Answer: Demand Management

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Attending to customer needs before, during, and after the sale Is known as _____ .

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Correct Answer: Customer Service Management

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Customer Relationship Management managing the firm’s customer base so they remain satisfied and continue to purchase goods and services

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Correct Answer: True

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The amount or percentage of time customers are in contact with the service system while the service is being provided is known as _____ .

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Correct Answer: Customer Contact

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Corporate Social Responsibility is the practice of business ethics

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Correct Answer: True

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Designing the manufacturing process or service delivery system simultaneously with the design of the product is known as ______ .

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Correct Answer: Concurrent Engineering

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Capacity is the ______ of goods and/or services that a system can produce over a set period of time

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Correct Answer: Maximum amount

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The sharing and coordination of key processes between companies in a supply chain is known as ______ .

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Correct Answer: Business Process Integration

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The application of ethical principles to business situations is known as _____ .

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Correct Answer: Business Ethics

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Define Basic Operations Activities :

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The supply chain operations reference model has more than ______ key indicators.

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Correct Answer: 150

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______ is measured by calculating the number tasks performed or number of customers served in a given time period.

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Correct Answer: Service productivity

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______ is not only a performance measurement system but also a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively by profit, nonprofit, and governmental organizations worldwide.

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Correct Answer: Balanced scorecard

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A ______, which is formulated by an organization’s top managers and board of directors, attempts to address the fundamental question of what industries and markets the organization should enter and compete in.

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Correct Answer: Corporate strategy

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its services.

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Correct Answer: Strategic positioning

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Which of the following is NOT a process in the supply chain operations reference model?

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Correct Answer: Innovation

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A ______ strategy is a firm’s plan to provide value to its customers by utilizing the firm’s internal and external resources.

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Correct Answer: Go-to-market

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______ is the time it takes to conceptualize a new good or service, produce it, and make it available to customers.

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Correct Answer: Product development cycle time

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Incorporating sustainability throughout a company’s supply chain is difficult because:

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Correct Answer: It is time-consuming, and may require changes in the firm’s structure and infrastructure.

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The three performance targets that measure sustainability are ______.

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Correct Answer: Economic value, social value, and environmental value

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______ is the ratio of outputs produced to the inputs used.

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Correct Answer: Productivity

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The four elements focused by operations strategy are ______.

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Correct Answer: Customers, operational critical success factors, product factors, and firms core competencies

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exactly what to measure when assessing their performance.

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Correct Answer: Supply chain operations reference model

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What term describes a competitive criterion that must be present in order for a product to be a viable competitor in the marketplace?

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Correct Answer: Order qualifier

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In Triple Bottom Line three performance targets that measure _______ the (a) economic value it provides its shareholders and the (b) environmental and (c) social value the company creates

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Correct Answer: Sustainability

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A model that provides a visual representation of an organization’s financial performance in terms of its return on investment and return on assets (also known as _______

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Correct Answer: Strategic Profit Model (SPM)

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Social Value is the value that results when the well-being of ________ is taken into account

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Correct Answer: Workers & other Stakeholders

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In Quality product’s fitness for use depending on the price the customer is willing to pay for it

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Correct Answer: True

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The ratio of productivity measured in a particular time period to the productivity measured in a base period is known as

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Correct Answer: Productivity Index

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the ratio of outputs (goods and services) produced to the inputs used

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Correct Answer: Productivity

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Product Development Cycle Time it takes to _______ or service, produce it, and make it available to customers

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Correct Answer: Both a & c

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Order Winner is a competitive criterion (core competence) of a product that causes a customer to choose it instead of a competitor’s product

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Correct Answer: True

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______ a competitive criterion (core competence) that must be present in a product for it to be a viable competitor in the marketplace

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Correct Answer: Order Qualifier

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“Order Loser” qualifying criterion a firm fails to meet

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Correct Answer: True

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A strategy that uses the company’s operational resources effectively to help it achieve a competitive advantage is known as

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Correct Answer: Operations Strategy

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The process of implementing new ideas or changes that create value for customers is known as

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Correct Answer: Innovation

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Functional Strategies is a Strategies that ______ the activities and resources within each functional area of a company

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Correct Answer: Coordinate and integrate

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_______ created by sustainable practices

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Correct Answer: Environmental Value

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_______ economically resources, particularly time and money, were used to complete an activity

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Correct Answer: Efficiency

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The traditional bottom line of economic performance is known as

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Correct Answer: Economic Value

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CSFs is stands for

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Correct Answer: Critical Success Factors

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Which strategy formulated by an organization’s top managers and board of directors attempts to address the fundamental question of what industries and markets the organization should enter and compete ?

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Correct Answer: Corporate Strategy

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The activities at which a firm excels or strives to excel is known as

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Correct Answer: Core competencies

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_______ refers to factors that allow a company to produce goods or services better or more cheaply than its rivals.

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Correct Answer: Competitive Strengths

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A ______ establishes how each business unit should compete within its particular industry or market.

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Correct Answer: Business Unit Strategy

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Define Balanced Scorecard:

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Correct Answer: A performance measurement system and a strategic planning and management system that allows managers to align a firm’s activities with the vision and strategy of the organization

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