One major avenue for achieving a cost advantage over rivals is by moving the performance of most all value chain activit

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One major avenue for achieving a cost advantage over rivals is
by
moving the performance of most all value chain activities to
low-wage countries and aggressively pursuing efforts to boost sales
volumes (in order to such costs as R&D, advertising, and
selling and administrative costs out over more units).
minimizing R&D expenses, paying below-average wages and
salaries to conserve on labor costs, streamlining operations, and
employing a value chain that has more cost drivers than any other
firm in the industry.
concentrating exclusively on the primary activities portion of
the value chain and outsourcing all support activities.
producing a standardized product, redesigning the product
infrequently, and spending minimally on advertising.
doing a better job than rivals of performing value chain
activities more cost-effectively.