Question

Early supply involvement means:
a. supply considerations are included during need identification and specification.
b. None of the responses provided.
c. internal customers are empowered to evaluate and select suppliers.
d. internal customers are encouraged to regularly interact with suppliers.
e. supply managers lead new product development teams.
f. accounting staff are located in the purchasing/supply department.

Answer 1

Answer:

Letter a is correct!

Explanation:

Early supply involvement happens when the supplier can collaborate with the manufacturer in the process of creating and developing a product. The benefit of supplier-manufacturer collaboration can be to build an innovative product that develops faster and more efficiently, with lower development and production costs, and better execution quality.