With the Help of the Operations Manager, Geelong Rail Distributors

question 27

Multiple Choice

With the help of the operations manager, Geelong Rail Distributors is planning to buy a hydraulic roto- dumper for loading merchandise from hoppers into rail cars. It will be replacing an obsolete piece of equipment which the operations manager describes as hard to operate and potentially dangerous. In terms of the buying centre, the operations manager who will be responsible for overseeing the employee who operates and maintains the dumper has which decision role?

• A) buyer, influencer, gatekeeper and initiator
• B) decider, user and buyer
• C) initiator, influencer and decider
• D) gatekeeper and decider
• E) influencer, user and buyer

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