Consider a Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brand that is examining its Value Production stage to improve its business strategy. The team is applying the concepts of Metric Hierarchy and Paired Metrics for a comprehensive analysis.
They have identified several key metrics relevant to their business model. Match the following metrics with the level in the metric hierarchy they most likely belong to:
- Metric I: Number of New Products Introduced
- Metric II: Product Return Rate
- Metric III: Production Cost Efficiency
- Metric IV: Customer Review Scores
Select the combination that accurately places each metric within the hierarchy of a D2C brand's Value Production stage: