Red Manufacturing work with around 40 different suppliers. One of these suppliers is Blue Business. Red Manufacturing order regularly from Blue Business, and have never had any issues with their performance. The materials Blue Business supply are of low value and there are several other suppliers of these materials in the market. What type of relationship should Red Manufacturing seek to have with Blue Manufacturing?
What is a valid reason for terminating a commercial relationship?
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) include items such as copywrite and trademarks. A buyer is considering entering into a partnership with their supplier to create a new product which will be released in two years' time. Should IPR be included into a contract between partners?
Beyond Say is a manufacturer of diamond rings. It sources a lot of different parts to create its products including diamonds, gold, cardboard boxes for the rings to go in, as well as stationary and copier paper for the offices. Although it doesn't buy many diamonds, these represent a large part of Beyond Say's spend. Which category of spend would diamonds represent?
Which of the following would not affect rivalry in a marketplace? Select TWO.