In recent years, the U.S. National Park Service approved the use of an erosion control system from GeoHay for a roadway construction project in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. GeoHay erosion and sediment control products are produced from recycled carpet fibers. The cost of these erosion and sediment control products would fall a. into which function in the value chain? Ford Motor Company's Rouge Center in Dearborn, Michigan, has a "living roof" on the Dearborn Truck Plant final assembly building. It is the largest living roof in the world, encompassing 10.4 acres. The living roof is made from living grass, and its primary purpose is to collect and filter rainfall as part of a natural stormwater management Customer Service system. It also provides cooler surroundings and offers a longer roof life than a traditional roof. The cost of promoting the company's products and its sustainability efforts would b. fall into which function in the value chain? Design Nike Products, an athletic apparel and shoe manufacturer, developed the Environmental Apparel Design Tool over a period of seven years. The Environmental Apparel Design Tool helps apparel and shoe designers to make real-time choices that decrease the Distributing environmental impact of their work. With the tool, the designers can see the potential waste resulting from their designs and the amount of environmentally preferred materials Marketing used by their designs. When designers make changes to the preliminary product design, they can see instantly the effect of those changes on waste and input usage. The $6 million investment used to develop the Environmental Apparel Design Tool would fall into Purchasing/Producing C which function in the value chain? Research and Development