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Remedying a cost disadvantage associated with activities performed by forward channel partners (wholesale distributors and retail dealers) would not involve

Multiple Choice

• collaborating with forward channel allies to identify win-win opportunities to reduce costs.
• changing to a more economical distribution strategy such as putting more emphasis on cheaper distribution channels (perhaps direct sales via the Internet) or perhaps integrating forward into company-owned retail outlets.
• insisting on across-the-board cost cuts in all value chain activities-those performed by suppliers, those performed in-house, and those performed by distributors/dealers.
• pressuring distributors/dealers and other forward channel allies to reduce their costs and markups.