APICS Exam CLTD Topic 9 Question 81 Discussion

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Question #: 81
Topic #: 9

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Which of the following theories is illustrated in the list below?

Stage 1: A new product is created to fill a domestic need and produced locally.

Stage 2: The newly created product is offered to international customers.

Stage 3: International customers develop expertise and offer the product at a lower cost to the original country.

AInternational product life cycle theory

BPorter's cluster theory

CSheffi's logistics cluster theory

DTheory of Comparative Advantage

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Loise

7 months ago

Wait, is this question asking about international trade theories or just a story about a product? I'm so confused, but I'll say D) Theory of Comparative Advantage.

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Sue

7 months ago

Haha, this sounds like the plot of every business textbook ever written. I'll take a wild guess and say A) International product life cycle theory.

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Naomi

7 months ago

B) Porter's cluster theory is my guess. The local production leading to international competition has that cluster dynamic.

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Belen

6 months ago

D) Theory of Comparative Advantage

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Carmelina

6 months ago

C) Sheffi's logistics cluster theory

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Thad

6 months ago

B) Porter's cluster theory

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Delisa

6 months ago

A) International product life cycle theory

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Cruz

7 months ago

This is a tricky one, but I'm going to go with C) Sheffi's logistics cluster theory. The stages sound like they could be about the development of a logistics hub.

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Sylvia

6 months ago

I agree with you, C) Sheffi's logistics cluster theory seems to fit the stages described.

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Angella

6 months ago

I'm leaning towards D) Theory of Comparative Advantage.

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Leslee

6 months ago

I think it's actually A) International product life cycle theory.

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Talia

6 months ago

I agree with you, C) Sheffi's logistics cluster theory makes sense.

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Jani

6 months ago

I'm leaning towards D) Theory of Comparative Advantage.

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Horace

6 months ago

I think it's actually A) International product life cycle theory.

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Katina

7 months ago

I see where you're coming from, Isaac, but I think A) International product life cycle theory fits better with the stages described.

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Blythe

7 months ago

D) Theory of Comparative Advantage seems like the best fit to me. The product moving from domestic to international production aligns with that theory.

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Jaime

7 months ago

D) Theory of Comparative Advantage seems like the best fit to me. The product moving from domestic to international production aligns with that theory.

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