Operations Strategy

8-1. How can an Operations Strategy be used to understand and exploit a particular product offering?

8-2. How are corporate scenarios used in the development of an effective strategy?

8-3. Are functional strategies interdependent, or can they be formulated independently of other functions?

8-4. Do you believe that penetration pricing or skim pricing will be better at raising a company’s or a business unit’s operating profit in the long run?

8-5. Explain the new real-options approach used in conditions of high environmental uncertainty.

8-6. When should a corporation or business unit consider outsourcing a function or an activity?

8-7. How does a business evaluate its strategic choices?