According to the value chain business model, what are the various strategic decisions that a business can make?
according to the value chain business model,(blank) a. horizontal b. forward c. vertical
integration involves a business taking over a competitor that operates at the
same stage in the value chain.
(blank) a. horizontal b. backward c. forward integration refers to a business's expansion in previous stages of a value chain.

Gibson's bodywork does automotive collision work. an insurance agency has determined that the standard time to replace a fender is 2.5 hours (i.e., "standard output" 0.4

Acompany that makes shopping carts for supermarkets and other stores recently purchased some new equipment that reduces the labor content of the jobs needed to produce the shopping carts. prior to buying the new equipment, the company used 6 workers, who produced an average of 79 carts per hour. workers receive $16 per hour, and machine coast was $49 per hour. with the new equipment, it was possible to transfer one of the workers to another department, and equipment cost increased by $11 per hour while output increased by four carts per hour. a) compute the multifactor productivity (mfp) (labor plus equipment) under the prior to buying the new equipment. the mfp (carts/$) = (round to 4 decimal places). b) compute the productivity changes between the prior to and after buying the new equipment. the productivity growth = % (round to 2 decimal places)

Why is it vital to maintain a designer worksheet? a. it separates the designs chosen for the season from those rejected by the company. b. it keeps a record of all designs created by the designer for a season. c. it charts out the development of an entire line through the season and beyond. d. it tracks the development of a design along with costing and production details. done