Executives must be careful to avoid spending so much time and effort tracking the actions of ________ that they ignore ________.

A. existing customers; existing competitors
B. customers; competitors
C. traditional competitors; new competitors
D. competitors; customers


Answer: C

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A) run coupons in the local daily newspaper B) buy an online ad on the university newspaper's homepage announcing a 10% discount for students who show a school ID C) produce a commercial and buy airtime on local television channels D) sponsor an organization or event at the university in a public relations effort E) use shilling to create buzz for the store

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The ______ is a technique developed by Richard Muther, used to design new layouts or change old ones based on qualitative criteria.

a. cost optimization method b. relationship rating method c. line balancing method d. factor rating method

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Weekly sales of copy paper at Cubicle Suppliers are provided in the table below. Compute a three-period moving average and a four-period moving average for weeks 5, 6, and 7. Compute the MAD for both forecasting methods

Which model is more accurate? Forecast week 8 with the more accurate method. Week Sales (cases) 1 17 2 21 3 27 4 31 5 19 6 17 7 21

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Client-based relationships are least likely to be developed by

A. appliance repairmen. B. accountants. C. beauticians. D. orthodontists. E. psychiatrists.

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