Danielle is a purchasing manager in the inbound logistics center at an international coffee company. Her specific role is to seek out and purchase coffee beans for the company's roasting operation. Her company has adopted a cost$-$leadership strategy. In line with that strategy, Danielle should focus on

finding the highest quality beans, even if they cost more, to help the firm deliver on its value proposition.

seeking out beans that will offer an acceptable level of quality for the customer at the lowest cost possible.

seeking out the lowest$-$cost beans possible, even if they are low quality. The cost$-$leadership focus assumes the customer won't care about quality.

arranging a long$-$term$/$high cost contract with a bean supplier to be sure the roasting operation will have a sufficient supply of beans.