A furniture producer has decided to buy its upholstery cloth from new suppliers. The president has given the purchasing manager responsibility to make the final selections and negotiate the terms. The purchasing manager looks through books with samples and specifications and then calls salespeople to make presentations to the production manager, who is concerned about how easy the cloth will be to cut and sew. In this case, the purchasing manager is a(n)
A. influencer.
B. decider.
C. buyer.
D. gatekeeper.
E. All these answers are correct.
Answer: E
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