Question

Upstream from Umami Snacks is the set of firms that supply the raw materials, information, and expertise to make the seaweed crisps. The recipe for seaweed crisps is quite simple: nori (red seaweed), olive oil, and spices. From its production of wasabi peas and arare, Umami already has a supplier of olive oil and spices, but it needs to find a supplier for the nori. Nori can be purchased from international suppliers in Korea and China and from local suppliers. A number of factors must be considered when choosing a supplier, and often concessions must be made. In the selection of the nori supplier, which two factors should be prioritized? Check the two responses you think are most appropriate, and then click Submit 92 Price Management style Quality Payment terms

Answer 1

Solution and Explanation:

The  Price and the Quality

For selection of vendor for the Nori, the prioritized factors are Quality and Price.

Quality is the essential factor for the product and without adequate quality, the product cannot survived in the market. hence quality of the product is of higher priority.

Price is the key element for vendor selection, as it is the base on which the decision of the suplier is being made. Price decides the business viability and it develops the platform for the business. So price is of higher priority factor for the vendor selection for the Nori product.