You Have Been Meeting Every Day for Four Days with the Purchasing

question 46

Multiple Choice

You have been meeting every day for four days with the purchasing manager, trying to decide the relative responsibilities of the quality and purchasing departments for dealing with supplier problems. Which of the following would likely be least effective at helping reach agreement?

• A) Meet in a conference room rather than one of your offices.
• B) Wait several days before meeting again.
• C) Write a procedure outlining how you believe the process should work.
• D) Spend more time listening than talking, in order to understand the purchasing manager 's viewpoint.

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