What is a valid reason for terminating a commercial relationship?

The procurement department is sourcing new uniforms for its housekeeping team. Although the housekeeping team in itself doesn't hold a lot of power within the business, they have a high interest in the activity as it will be them who is wearing the items. When designing the specification, how should the procurement department manage the housekeeping team?

The director of procurement for a global telecommunications firm has segmented their expenditure and has decided to focus on developing relationships with their bottleneck suppliers. Is this the correct process?

A company is about to invite tenders for a contract to clean external windows at several premises, all at least three storeys high. It is going to do this in two stages. For the first stage, it will issue a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and, from the replies, select at least five potential suppliers to invite to tender. Which of the following is a selection criterion rather than an award criterion?

When using competitive forces theory, suppliers are powerful in which of the following situations? Select THREE that apply.