An efficient supply chain should be preferred when:

Regarding group life insurance coverage sponsored by a business, which of the following persons is the one responsible for applying for the plan, providing member info, making the premium payments for the members, and maintaining the policy or contract?

A. The agent who obtained the group plan. B. The insurer that provided the group plan. C. The master policyholder. D. The individuals who make up the covered group.

Orkin Pest Control Service knows homeowners skimp on maintenance such as pest control during recessions. It also knows that the more consumers know about bugs, the more likely they are to buy the company's services

So Orkin teamed with the Smithsonian Institution on the Insect Safari, a traveling exhibit designed to teach people about the critters. The Safari truck visited 108 cities during one year, leaving a wake of creeped-out insectophobes reaching for the phone numbers of the local Orkin franchise. Business increased in each city the Safari truck visited. Decisions on which cities to visit and what kinds of promotion to use in each city visited are both examples of ________ plans. A) functional B) portfolio C) operational D) strategic E) control