Business Tours (See related pages) Visit the websites forthe two furniture companies: Canwood Furniture and Stickley Furniture. These two companies have similar resources and capabilities, but serve very different markets. Take the Canwood virtual plant tour and the Stickley tour. Compare the finished products of the two companies. How do they differ? How are they similar? Are they competitors? Based on their capabilities, compare their strategies. How would you describe them as to competing on price, differentiation, or focus? What leads you to your conclusion? What competitive priorities has each emphasized in operations? For each company, how have competitive priorities affected choices made in designing production processes?
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