Which statement is true of supply chain management? Group of answer choices It reflects a completely employee-driven management philosophy. It enables supply chain managers to focus on pushing products down the marketing channels to consumers. It enables supply chain managers to respond quickly to sudden changes in supply or demand. It gives assembly-line employees total control of materials, processes, money, and finished products.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.