Antax Inc. and Wellabs Inc. are both information technology firms based in San Francisco. Antax outsources its warehousing operations to a firm in California, while Wellabs outsources the same operation to a firm in India. A difference between their outsourcing operations is that:
a. unlike Wellabs, Antax has reduced supply chain risk.
b. unlike Antax, Wellabs makes its presence known at a local level.
c. unlike Antax, Wellabs manufactures its products more closely to major demand centers.
d. unlike Wellabs, Antax incurs high fuel costs.
Answer: a.