This document contains 5 questions related to a supplier selection decision for Quotech Inc.'s Loading Docks Division. It asks what factors should be considered in the decision, how other firms in the division may influence it, if the losing supplier needs to be consoled, what role past performance should play, and what the responsibilities of a lead buyer should be.
This document contains 5 questions related to a supplier selection decision for Quotech Inc.'s Loading Docks Division. It asks what factors should be considered in the decision, how other firms in the division may influence it, if the losing supplier needs to be consoled, what role past performance should play, and what the responsibilities of a lead buyer should be.
This document contains 5 questions related to a supplier selection decision for Quotech Inc.'s Loading Docks Division. It asks what factors should be considered in the decision, how other firms in the division may influence it, if the losing supplier needs to be consoled, what role past performance should play, and what the responsibilities of a lead buyer should be.
1. What factors should be considered in making this supplier selection decision?
2. How is this purchasing decision influenced by other firms in the Loading Docks Division? 3. Is it necessary to “console” the firm losing the order? 4. What role should past performance play in supplier selection? 5. What should be the total role of a “lead” buyer?