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question 28

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Samsung is entering the home appliance market with its new French-door refrigerator.In designing the production facility, it has a need for various pieces of equipment, including a perpetual assembly belt-drive, quasi-assembly pods and finishing stations.The purchasing agent for the appliance division is inquiring about who will be needed for input on the purchasing decision.Samsung has already contacted several producers of the quasi-assembly pods and has begun negotiations with their sales representatives.
-Which group should Samsung not include in its buying centre for the new equipment?

• A)Purchasing agents at Samsung
• B)Eventual users within Samsung
• C)Potential future Samsung customers
• D)Gatekeepers within Samsung
• E)Senior managers at Samsung

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Definitions:

Determination

The process of establishing something exactly, typically through calculation or research.

Independent Variables

Variables in a study or experiment that are manipulated or categorized to determine their effect on dependent variables.

Variance

A measure of variability based on the squared deviations of the data values about the mean.

Error Term

The difference between observed values and the expected values in a statistical model, representing unpredicted or unexplained variation.