Question

Fred is the purchasing manager at Marc's Auto Body and places orders for routine products such as office supplies and items needed for service and repair of vehicles. He typically purchases tools from the Snap-on dealer and orders a variety of nuts, bolts, and hardware from Grainger. He really likes purchasing from Grainger since he can utilize their website where he has an intranet portal to easily place orders and receive a company discount. Grainger makes it easy and convenient as well by providing a list of previously purchased items that Fred can select and simply click "reorder."

What type of purchase process does Fred use when buying these items from Grainger?

A) ​Straight rebuy
B) ​Modified rebuy
C) ​New-task purchase
D) Contracted purchase

Answer 1

A) ​Straight rebuy

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the purchasing process that Fred is using is called a Straight Rebuy. In a business context, this term refers to ordering supplies for the first time or as a reorder from a supplier from an approved list . This list contains suppliers that have been approved due to ease of use, good quality products, or low prices. Which in this case Grainger has all of these traits, which is why Fred prefers them.