One of the reasons General Motors deleted the Oldsmobile brand from its product mix is because it was unable to develop a marketing strategy that caused consumers to perceive Oldsmobile as having significant difference from other automobile brands that were on the market. In other words, the deletion of the Oldsmobile brand resulted from the absence of an effective strategy.

Which stage of group development involves members introducing themselves to each other?

The purpose of safety stock is to: a. eliminate the possibility of a stockout. b. control the likelihood of a stockout due to variable demand and/or lead time. c. eliminate the likelihood of a stockout due to erroneous inventory tally. d. protect the firm from a sudden decrease in demand. e. replace failed units with good ones.

Regarding the results of a swot analysis, organizational weaknesses are (a) internal factors that the organization may exploit for a competitive advantage (b) internal factors that the organization needs to fix in order to be competitive (c) mbo skills that should be emphasized (d) skills and capabilities that give an industry advantages problems that a specific industry needs to correct