If company managers want to pursue cost-saving actions that can potentially result in their company achieving a sustainable cost advantage over rivals because the company's actions to cut costs cannot be detected by rivals from the information in either the fir or the comparative competitive efforts section of the cir, then they should consider.

a. pursuing actions to keep marketing expenses per branded pair sold in the wholesale segment at or near the industry-low in each region.
b. all possible avenues for avoiding the payment of any import tariffs
c. all possible means of boosting worker productivity in ways that lower labor costs per pair produced mail-in rebates.
d. underspending rivals on search engine advertising in the internet segment
e. always delivering orders to footwear retailers at the lowest feasible cost and never offering

Option C, All possible means of boosting worker productivity in ways that lower labor costs per pair produced mail-in rebates.

Explanation:

Operational management is the implementation of business practices to achieve maximum productivity in an organization. This aims at making products and labor as productive as possible for products and services to increase the benefit of an enterprise.

The ability of a business to manufacture a product or service more effectively than its rivals provides a comparative advantage those results in higher profitability.

Competitive benefits can be classified into comparative advantages and marginal benefits.  

Comparative advantage is the ability of a corporation to generate something a little more successfully than a competitor that results in higher profit margins.

steering wheels are always situated on the left side of the car.

always drive on the right side of the road.

white lines separate lanes of traffic traveling the same direction.

hashed or broken lines means you may change lanes when it is safe.

solid white lines mean stay in your lane.

yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposing directions.

hashed or broken yellow lines mean you can carefully pass, paying attention to oncoming traffic.

never cross a solid yellow line (or double yellow line).

when turning left at an intersection, pass in front of any cars that are turning left from the opposing direction (do not try to pass behind them).

use the left lane to pass other cars traveling your direction.

do not pass in the right lane unless absolutely necessary.

if you are driving in the far left hand lane and someone would like to pass you, move over to the right lane when it is safe to do so and allow them to pass.

you must always yield to pedestrians.

come to a complete stop whenever you see pedestrians trying to cross the street.

never pass a school bus if it has flashing red lights. wait until the lights have stopped.

be aware of bicyclists. often they share the road with cars and are supposed to also follow general traffic laws.

be particularly careful about driving in cities with bike lanes -- always check before turning that a bike is not coming.

it is mandatory to pull over or stop at an intersection to allow an emergency vehicle to pass you if you see one traveling with lights flashing and/or a siren running.

do not overuse your car horn. horns are used almost exclusively for emergency situations or for when you feel unsafe.

explanation:

the correct answer will be d