Answer Happy

estons 9-11: Champions Gate Sports Camp operates residential training programs for young athletes. Each 'sports camp session hosts 150 student athletes and 30 staff members at the Champions Gate Sports Complex, which provides athletic facilities, classroom space, dormitories and a picnic area. Aspend analysis of the non payroll operating costs of last year's camp season reveals the following categories of purchasing expense: SPEND ANALYSIS FOR CHAMPIONS GATE Purchasing Category Expense, Overall Sand Percent of total (%) $750,000 (33%) Risk level of Category high $500,000 (22%) low $375,000 (16%) high Sports Equipment, including maintenance Accommodation Supplies (laundry. bedding, etc) Outside Catering (buffet dinners and packed lunches) Facilities Management, including security services Communications and Computing Utilities, including water $50,000 (2%) high $175,000 (8%) low $125,000 (5%) low $125,000 (5%) high Vehicles and Transportation Other (20 items) $200,000 1994) low Please answer the following three questions, assuming that the business manager at Champions Gate decides to apply the Supplier Positioning Model to Champions Gate purchasing activity in which category should Champions Gate focus most strongly on competitive bidding and award its business based on the lowest cost bid, viewing these purchases as tactical decisions only? a) Facilities Management, including security services b) Utilities, including water
Accommodation Supplies (laundry, bedding, etc) d) Communications and Computing e) Sports Equipment, including maintenance