Lisa recently started a small landscaping company, She and her two employees mostly spend their days cutting lawns and trimming trees and hedges for local homeowners on demand or by appointment Occasionally, she gets asked to build small flower gardens to beautify exteriors of homes. The competition is somewhat heavy, so she is keeping her prices low for now and getting folks familiar with her business, but she doesn't know how long she can keep that up, especially with fuel and oil prices going up recently a. What makes Lisa's business a service operation rather than a production of goods? What attributes of service do we expect to see? b. What operational decisions is Lisa likely making on a daily, weekly, or monthly? 6. Make a list of all the resource inputs Lisa is using as part of her business to produce her services d. Identify two or three likely suppliers providing some of those input resources into her operation on a regular or periodic basis e. Which of the three competitive strategies commonly pursued in business might you likely recommend to Lisa to be competitive? Why