When the John Deere Company employs engineers who work full-time with the company's suppliers to improve their efficiency and quality and reduce their costs, it is practicing
A. directive purchasing.
B. make-buy decisions.
C. supplier development.
D. supply partnerships.
E. buyer development.
Answer: C
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