The home depot is trying to reduce transportation, information management, and administrative costs. to accomplish this goal, channel members need to

In order to accomplish the goals of the Home depot, they should engage or at least cooperate and accommodate each member’s needs in which is essential in order to build the goal that they are trying to aim and achieve as a whole. Having to accommodate and cooperate their needs is one way of having to achieve their goals because they have unity and understanding among the members in the group.

a) both were commissioned explorers

there's 11 people for the 1st position. then, no matter who gets it, there's only 10 left for the second, and then 9 left for the third. 11 x 10 x 9 = 990.   the answer is there are 990 different ways the positions can be filled by these applicants