Due to growth, a private school system finds that its costs for support, including maintenance and janitorial services, have increased dramatically. Though supply management generally does a good job in managing service contracts, there Is no strategic plan or systematic method for reviewing costs on a long-term basis.
The school's board has made the development of a strategic plan the supply manager's priority assignment for the next school year. Given this situation, which of the following should be the supply manager's FIRST step in developing this plan?
During negotiations with a supply manager from FGH Inc., a supplier states that if FGH buys the 200 gigabyte version of its software package at a price of $700, the supplier will include a never-before-sold malware license valued at $147. FGH needs both the malware and the software package. If the supply manager agrees to the offer, FGH may claim a
Which of the following are considered internal stakeholders?
A multi-divisional corporation seeks to leverage its overall spend by creating a consolidated supply base of preferred suppliers offering the most competitive costs and services. Though stakeholders Involved in the planning process seem to support leveraging efforts, the actual results have been disappointing, as the divisions continue to buy from past suppliers rather than from the preferred suppliers. In which of the following ways can supply management BEST improve the rate of buying through the preferred suppliers?
TESTED 21 Nov 2024
