Why Do Companies Find It a Difficult Strategic Challenge When

Why do companies find it a difficult strategic challenge when they face high pressures for both cost reductions and local responsiveness?

A) Cost reductions are inversely proportional to local responsiveness.
B) Being locally responsive tends to raise costs.
C) Cost reductions negatively impact maximization of single-plant utilization.
D) Optimization of plant capacity is not possible across locations as it increases costs.