1. If you were the president of the Delta Steel Company, what decision would you make regarding this controversy? Explain why.
2. With respect to sulphuric acid or any other item of major importance, what are the advantages and the disadvantages of concentrating purchases with a single supplier?
3. What are your reactions to the proposition of patronizing home industries as advanced by the sales representatives of the local acid manufacturers?
4. The director of supply management in the Delta Steel Company reported to the president. Under what circumstances do you think the supply management function should enjoy equal organizational status with such other functions as engineering, production, marketing, and finance?
1. Do you believe that buying from global sources is destined to give supply managers an increasing number of problems? Discuss.
2. What is the easiest way for supply managers to start buying internationally?
3. If you were Jack, how would you decide this issue?