While most of savvy inc.'s competitors were moving toward developing and emerging markets, savvy inc. decided to keep its operations limited to its home country so that it could gain some advantage. a few years later, however, savvy inc. lost its footing in the home market due to a sharp fall in demand. it then decided to invest in large-scale operations in the same developing nations as its competitors, within a short period of six months. however, its costs kept increasing and it could not compete against the already established brands. in this scenario, the failure of savvy inc. can be best attributed
a. time compression diseconomies.
b. resource flow.
c. intellectual property.
d. value chain view

marketing strategies should be established before marketing objectives are decided. t/f

While studying for the engineering economy final exam, you and two friends find yourselves craving a fresh pizza. you can't spare the time to pick up the pizza and must have it delivered. "pick-up-sticks" offers a 1-1/4-inch-thick (including toppings), 20-inch square pizza with your choice of two toppings for $15 plus 5% sales tax and a $1.50 delivery charge (no sales tax on delivery charge). "fred's" offers the round, deep-dish sasquatch, which is 20 inches in diameter. it is 1-3/4 inches thick, includes two toppings, and costs $17.25 plus 5% sales tax and free delivery. 1. what is the problem in this situation? state it in an explicit and precise manner. 2. systematically apply the seven principles of engineering economy (pp. 3-6) to the problem you have defined in part (a). 3. assuming that your common unit of measure is dollars (i.e., cost), what is the better value for getting a pizza based on the criterion of minimizing cost per unit of volume? 4. what other criteria might be used to select which pizza to purchase?

True or false: it is generally better to concentrate your exercise time on the weekends only for maximum aerobic benefit.