In which one of the following instances is it not advantageous to concentrate a company's activities in a few locations when an international or global competitor is attempting to build competitive advantage? • When the costs of manufacturing or other activities are significantly lower in some geographic locations than in others • When sizable learning and experience benefits are associated with performing an activity, and these benefits can be captured more quickly by concentrating performance of the activity in a few locations • When the company is striving to build profit sanctuaries in five or more different country lodbitions. • When significant scale economies exist in production or distribution, such that a few large- scale facilities can achieve lower costs than a large number of scattered small-scale facilities • When certain locations have superior resources, allow better coordination of related activities, or offer other valuable advantages
