Identify how changes in the external environment affect the OM strategy for a company. For? instance, discuss what impact the following external factors might have on OM? strategy:
?a) Major increases in oil prices.
?b) Water- and? air-quality legislation.
?c) Fewer young prospective employees entering the labor market.
?d) Inflation versus stable prices.
?e) Legislation moving health insurance from a pretax benefit to taxable income.
?a) Select all of the correct impacts that major increases in oil prices might have on OM strategy below. ?(Check all that? apply.)
A. For the energy inefficient? company, change in the cost? structure, result in higher selling prices.
B. For a producer with high energy? costs, change in the cost? structure, result in higher selling prices.
C. For the energy inefficient? company, change in the competitive position.
D. For a producer with high energy? costs, change in the competitive position.
?b) Select all of the correct impacts that? water- and? air-quality legislation might have on OM strategy below. ?(Check all that? apply.)