Answer to Question #169991 in Management for Zile

Question

Discuss the process that Heather and the purchasing department followed to arrive at the 1200 approved suppliers. 

Answer 1

The purchasing department was used the weighted average evaluation system as a selection criteria for selecting vendors.Thay involved price50%, Service 20%, compliance with specifications 25% and partnership 5%.the department had three buying groups and each group handled apptroximately 20 requests each day.