Once a firm has diversified and established itself in several different businesses, then its main strategic alternatives include all but which one of the following? A. Broadening the firm's business scope by diversifying into additional businesses B. Retrenching to a narrower base of business operations by divesting some of its present businesses C. Pursuing multinational diversification and striving to globalize the operations of several of the company's business units D. Restructuring the company's business lineup and putting a whole new face on the company's business makeup E. Shifting from a multi-country to a global strategy

E. Shifting from a multi-country to a global strategy.

Explanation:

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation:

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