Electrolush manufactures a variety of home appliances and has historically produced the components for their products in-house. However, the company now contracts with other firms to produce these components. This strategy of is a current trend among U. S. manufacturers. Select one:
a. outsourcing
b. core positioning
c. foreign competency
d. competitive benchmarking

As you have noticed, the demand for flip phones has drastically reduced, and there are only a few consumer electronics companies selling them at extremely low prices. also, the current buyers of flip phones are mainly categorized under laggards. which of the following stages of the industry life cycle is the flip phone industry in currently? a. growth stage b. maturity stage c. decline stage d. commercialization stage