The Existence of Reciprocal Arrangements, Long-Term Contracts, and in Some

question 140

Multiple Choice

The existence of reciprocal arrangements, long-term contracts, and in some cases, buyer-seller relationships that evolve into supply partnerships are all examples of

• A)illegal activities that are a common weakness of organizational buying.
• B)illegal activities that result from collusion between buyers and sellers.
• C)activities that are strictly governed by the NAICS.
• D)activities that can result from relationships between buyers and sellers in organizational buying.
• E)activities that result from extreme competition between manufacturers when there are too few sellers.

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