Weavers Inc., a popular clothing brand, has been providing its customers with the best quality silk products for many years.The employees of Weavers Inc.use pink berry silkworms for their silk products and weave their greased silk threads in such a way that they produce different shades of colors when held at different angles.Weavers Inc.has been providing unmatched service toward millions of customers around the world.Other companies have tried to imitate their products and services, but have not been successful.Few competitors who captured these silkworms did not know the precise temperatures that were essential for their breeding and survival.Which of the following factors of inimitability does this scenario regarding Weavers Inc.best reflect?

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The scenario reflects the inimitability factor of tacit knowledge. The employees of Weavers Inc. possess knowledge about the precise temperatures required for breeding and survival of the pink berry silkworms which is not explicitly codified and is difficult to imitate by competitors.