One of the things that can be gleaned from a strategic group map of industry rivals is
A. which strategic groups have the highest profit margins and the highest customer switching costs and thus represent key operating characteristics.
B. which strategic groups are currently being shunned by customers because of high prices and relatively low product quality.
C. that some strategic groups are more favorably positioned than others because they confront weaker competitive forces and/or because they are more favorably impacted by industry driving forces.
D. which rivals have been in business longer and thus have greater access to experience curve effects.
E. which rivals have newer manufacturing facilities and thus have achieved greater product quality.
Answer: C
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