Given the supply chain problems currently being experienced by companies throughout the United States, retailers such as Wal-Mart, Costco, and Target have chartered their own cargo ships to bypass the supply chain bottleneck. The chartering of these cargo ships will allow these retailers to avoid a sharp decline in sales/revenues by ensuring that they have their shelves stocked with those goods demanded by their customers especially at Christmas time. Which of the following open system characteristics does the chartering of cargo ships to prevent a significant decline in sales/revenue best represent? Multiple Choice equifinality negative entropy synergy role differentiation and specialization