Offensive strategies to maintain a competitive advantage

Competitive advantage in costs, resources, or differentiation is almost always the result of successful offensive strategic actions. Defensive strategies, by contrast, are used to protect and maintain a competitive advantage and rarely to create one. How long it will take to create a competitive advantage through a successful offensive strategy depends on the competitive environment […]

Types of trade and intermediary operations and trade Intermediaries

Depending on the nature of the relationship between producer-exporter, consumer-importer and reseller, the following types of trade and intermediary operations can be distinguished: resale operations; commission operations; agency operations; brokerage operations. Let us consider in more detail these types of operations. Resale operations. Are carried out by the reseller on his own behalf and at […]