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3 years ago

Which orientation, as it relates to marketing, maximizes a company's use of economies of scale?

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Dafna11 [192]3 years ago

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Answer:

d) production orientation

Explanation:

A company that follows a production orientation chooses to ignore their customer's needs and focus only on efficiently building a quality product. This type of company believes that if they can make the best 'mousetrap,' their customers will come to them.Production Orientation is the general approach of any business that is primarily concerned with manufacturing and production processes. In a product oriented approach, business focuses and develops products based on what it is good at making or doing, rather than what the customer wants.

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