After Deciding to Order Replacement Parts for Aging Machinery, the Buyer

question 111

Multiple Choice

After deciding to order replacement parts for aging machinery, the buyer for a construction company examines catalogs and trade publications looking for these parts. The buyer is at which stage in the business buying decision process?

• A) Problem recognition
• B) Product specification
• C) Product-supplier search and evaluation
• D) Product-supplier selection
• E) Product-supplier post-evaluation

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