One of the things that can be gleaned from a strategic group map of industry rivals is
A)which rivals have been in business longer and thus have greater access to experience curve effects.
B)which rivals have newer manufacturing facilities and thus have achieved greater product quality.
C)which strategic groups have the highest profit margins and the highest customer switching costs and thus represent key operating characteristics.
D)that some strategic groups are more favorably positioned than others because they confront weaker competitive forces and/or because they are more favorably impacted by industry driving forces.
E)which strategic groups are currently being shunned by customers because of high prices and relatively low product quality.

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A strategic group map allows us to see which strategic groups are more favorably positioned than others in terms of competitive forces and industry driving forces. It does not necessarily provide information about factors such as experience curve effects or product quality, and it may not indicate which groups are currently being shunned by customers. It does, however, help identify the key operating characteristics of each strategic group, such as profit margins and customer switching costs, which can be useful for developing competitive strategies.

One of the Things That Can Be Gleaned from a Strategic