In Its Purchase of Desktop Business Computers,Albertson's Asked That Potential

question 145

Multiple Choice

In its purchase of desktop business computers,Albertson's asked that potential suppliers provide information only on units with 4.0 gigabytes of memory.As Albertson's management evaluates this purchase,it finds that 4.0 gigabytes are inadequate for many of the software programs used at Albertson's.In this instance,the firm would need to modify which aspect of the purchase process?

• A) Searching
• B) Specification development
• C) Alternative evaluation
• D) Selection
• E) Performance evaluation

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