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FreshFork serves online shoppers while training staff; the case evidence includes customer retention of ?2,394, sales of 509 units, and a 15% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Analyse factors affecting supplier choice, including price, quality and reliability?
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Topic
The role of procurement
Question
- A. Use price, reliability, supplier, quality to judge unit contribution, owners impact, and the business objective in Suppliers, logistics and supply chains.
- B. Give only a definition of The role of procurement without using the case evidence.
- C. Treat stakeholders and shareholders as identical and ignore the effect on owners.
- D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.
Answer
The correct option is: Use price, reliability, supplier, quality to judge unit contribution, owners impact, and the business objective in Suppliers, logistics and supply chains.
Explanation
Choose this response because Use price, reliability, supplier, quality to judge unit contribution, owners impact, and the business objective in Suppliers, logistics and supply chains. The case evidence gives ?3,894, 509 units, and 15%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse stakeholders and shareholders, miss the owners, or ignore the business objective.
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