Rectang corp, an e-commerce firm, recently adopted a new supply chain management system. by virtue of the new system, the company is able to deliver products to customers in a shorter period of time than other e-commerce companies. the supply chain management system may become outdated in the near future; however, it has presently led rectang corp to becoming the industry leader. in the given scenario, rectang corp has achieved
a) first-mover advantage
b) competitive inertia
c) quality assurance
d) vertical integration

The federal reserve's organization while all members of the federal reserve board of governors vote at federal open market committee (fomc) meetings, only of the regional bank presidents are members of the fomc. the federal reserve's role as a lender of last resort involves lending to which of the following financially troubled institutions? u.s. banks that cannot borrow elsewhere governments in developing countries during currency crises u.s. state governments when they run short on tax revenues the federal reserve's primary tool for changing the money supply is . in order to decrease the number of dollars in the u.s. economy (the money supply), the federal reserve will government bonds.

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity

On analyzing her company’s goods transport route, simone found that they could reduce transport costs by a quarter if they merged different transport routes. what role (job) does simone play at her company? simone is at her company.