Vendor Partnerships Based on Relational Contacts-Such as the Relationships Between

question 40

Multiple Choice

Vendor partnerships based on relational contacts-such as the relationships between Toyota and its major component suppliers-are more successful than either pure market contracts or vertical integration because:

• A)They give the buyer immense bargaining power over its suppliers.
• B)They offer similar benefits of high-powered incentives and flexibility that market contracts.
• C)They offer similar coordination benefits as vertical integration.
• D)They combine the coordination benefits of vertical integration with the incentive and flexibility benefits of market contracts.

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