Suppose that Dr. Reilly owns a medical clinic and he enters into a contract to buy some tablets of Gensol from Pharzime. Since Dr. Reilly does not know how many tablets he will need, that contract states that Pharzime will supply the clinic with "as many tablets as they need." Decide.
A. This is a requirements contract.
B. This is an output contract.
C. This contract would be void since it does not have a specific quantity term.
D. Both b. and c.

You work as the sales manager for a company that sells office supplies to businesses of all sizes. because the profit margins are razor-thin, you need to ensure that you are getting the very best prices on paper, pencils, pens, post-it notes, and other office supplies from the manufacturers. when reviewing the quarterly profit statement, you realize that your costs are higher than they should be, and you trace the higher costs back to an employee who has been lax about getting competitive bids to ensure the lowest prices. when you conduct your research to determine the reason for the higher costs, and take action to bring those costs back down, in which of the key management processes are you taking part?