In: Operations Management
Which of the following is false regarding Phase 2, Moderate Development, of supply management strategy evolution?
Group of answer choices
Purchasers now begin to pursue strategic supplier relationships that focus on customer needs and the organization's competitive strategy.
Suppliers are viewed as a resource.
There may be some informal channels of functional integration developed internally.
Buyers adopt a systems thinking perspective that encompasses the entire supply chain.
Single sourcing with long term agreements eventually emerge as a policy for leveraged or consolidated purchase families.
Correct answer is Buyers adopt a systems thinking perspective that encompasses the entire supply chain
In the final and most advanced phase i.e phase 4:Fully integrated supply chains, Examples of aggressive actions taken by organization executives include supplier capability development and adoption of a system thinking perspective that encompasses the entire supply chain