The resource-based view of competitive advantage states that for a firm to maintain sustainable competitive advantage it must control a set of exploitable resources that have four critical characteristics. What are these characteristics?
A. operational effectiveness, strategic positioning, scale, distribution channels
B. a web site, an app, cloud-based systems, a savvy technology staff
C. inventory turns, high margins, long account payable periods, brand building relationships
D. rareness, value, imperfect imitability, non substitutability

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.

(a) what do you think will happen if the price of non-gm crops continues to rise? why? (b) what will happen if the price of non-gm food drops? why?

Which of the following services will be provided by a full-service broker but not by a discount broker? i. research of potential investment opportunities ii. purchase and sale of stock at your request iii. recommendation of investments a. i and iii b. ii only c. iii only d. i, ii, and ii