Small manufacturers often are successful because Wal-Mart agrees to carry their products. If Wal-Mart does not like a price increase, it often will refuse to do business with the manufacturer. At this point, many small manufacturers will offer price reductions because they fear failure if they lose theWal-Mart account. The relationship between these small manufacturers and Wal-Mart can bedescribed as:

Small manufacturers often are successful because Wal-Mart agrees to carry their products. If Wal-Mart does not like a price increase, it often will refuse to do business with the manufacturer. At this point, many small manufacturers will offer price reductions because they fear failure if they lose theWal-Mart account. The relationship between these small manufacturers and Wal-Mart can bedescribed as:



a.buyer dependent

b.relationship based

c.transformational

d.supplier dependent

e.none of these



Answer: A


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