Review the inquirer to determine chester’s current strategy. where will they seek a competitive advantage? from the following list, select the top five sources of competitive advantage that chester would be most likely to pursue.

select 5:
increase demand through tqm initiatives
offer attractive credit terms
seek excellent product designs, high awareness, and high accessibility
add additional products
seek the lowest price in their target market while maintaining a competitive contribution margin
accept lower plant utilization and higher capacities to insure sufficient capacity is available to meet demand
reduce labor costs through training and recruitment
seek high automation levels
seek high plant utilization, even if it risks occasional small stockouts
reduce cost of goods through tqm initiatives

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above