Lecture 2 Flashcards
1
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8 Steps of the buying process
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- Problem recognition
- General description of need
- Product specifications
- Supplier search
- Acquisition and analysis of the proposal
- Supplier selection
- Selection of order routine
- Performance review
2
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How to define need
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- What is the extent of the problem?
- What alternatives can solve the problem?
- Where can the solution be purchased?
3
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What are the 7 supplier selection criteria
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- Price
- Quantity
- Delivery times
- Level of service
- Warranties
- Payment schedules
- Host of final details that determine selection
4
Q
What are 4 factors of the buying process?
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- Economic conditions
- Competition
- Basic shifts in organisational objectives
- Buying situation
5
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What are the 3 buying situations?
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- New Task (Perceived problem or need that is totally different from previous experiences)
- Straight re-buy (Problem or need that is recurring or a continuing requirement)
- Modified re-buy (Decision makers feel there are benefits to reevaluate alternatives)
6
Q
How can marketers gain advantage, in a new task? If they…
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- Initiate problem recognition
- Get involved very early in the decision making process
- Get involved early in the procurement process
- Understand the buying organisation’s behaviour patterns
7
Q
What do marketers need to understand in order to consider their business strategy?
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- Who are the decision makers?
- What are their problems?
- What are their purchasing patterns?
- What is the importance of their purchase?
- What is the timing of the purchase?
8
Q
Name 4 forces influencing organizational buying behaviour
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- Environmental forces
- Orgnaizational forces
- Group forces
- Individual forces
9
Q
Name 3 costs of ownership
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- Acquisition costs
- Posession costs
- Usage costs
10
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Buying center
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Consists of individuals who participate in the purchase decision and share goals and risks
11
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6 Roles within the buying center
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- Initiator (initially perceives a problem and initiates the buying process to solve it)
- Influencer (affects purchasing decision by providing technical or other relevant information)
- Gatekeeper (controls the information to be reviewed by members of the buying group)
- Decider
- Buyer
- User
12
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5 steps to identify powerful buying center members
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- Isolate personal stakeholders
- Follow the information flow
- Identify the experts
- Trace the connections to the top
- Understand purchasing’s role
13
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Industrial users value
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- Prompt delivery
- Efficient and effective
14
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Engineering values
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- Product quality
- Standardization
- Testing
15
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Purchasing values
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- Price advantage and economy
- Shipping and forwarding