Which of the following value chain activities is unlikely to be a primary building block in a company's organizational structure:
A. In apparel retailing, critical value chain activities include apparel design, supply chain activities, marketing and advertising, and in-store customer service.
B. Critical value chain activities in automobile manufacturing include raw materials procurement, offshore sourcing, and customer service.
C. The activities for a ski apparel manufacturer are styling and design and marketing and advertising.
D. In discount stock brokerage, the strategy-critical activities are fast access to information, accurate order execution, and good customer service.
E. In specialty chemicals, the critical activities are R&D, product innovation, and getting new products on the market quickly.