In Appendix A, The “Mechanics of Supply Management”, the typical purchasing cycle for materials starts with:

The typical purchasing cycle for materials starts withdefining and describing the need.

The correct answer is defining and describing the need

 C)    defining and describing the need

The third answer is the correct answer

option " C " is my choice                        .

my answer will be defining and describing the need

To this question the correct anwer is Defining the describing the needs.

defining and describing the need>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

investigating and selecting the supplier

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