Dispersing the performance of value chain activities to many different countries rather than concentrating them in a few country locations tends to be advantageous _________.
A. when high transportation costs make it expensive to operate from central locations.
B. whenever buyer-related activities are best performed in locations close to buyers.
C. if diseconomies of large size exist, thereby making it more economical to perform an activity on a smaller scale in several different locations.
D. when it is desirable to hedge against (1) the risks of fluctuating exchange rates (such risks are greater when activities are concentrated in a single location) or (2) supply interruptions (due to strikes, mechanical failures, or transportation delays) or (3) adverse political developments.
E. All of these.
E. All of these.
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