If Hickory Divine were to open its own chain of furniture stores, this would be an example of

Because an order processing functional system located in, say, the United States is independent of the manufacturing systems located in, say, Taiwan, it implies that ________.

A) it is necessary to accommodate language, business, and cultural differences in a single system B) products need not always be customized to suit local preferences C) lack of integration can be extremely disadvantageous for international organizations D) they can operate independently as long as there is an adequate data interface between the two systems

When Monique took her home-delivered newspaper out of its plastic bag, she found a small box of Pepcid AC tablets in the bottom of the bag. The manufacturer of the new over-the-counter medication was using which form of sales promotion?

a. introductory premium b. sampling c. pull product d. push product