Disposable diapers, toilet paper, and paper towels, are all paper-based products that customers value for their ability to absorb fluids without disintegrating. P&G's shares the R&D costs associated with developing and making even more advanced absorbent, paper-based products across these three distinct businesses units. They also use the same sales force to sell its whole array of products to retailers. These strategies allow P&G to obtain economies of scope from the ability to share resources and obtain synergies across business units.
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