Plastic $-$ Primo Caf$$ uses the same high quality, heat resistant plastic for all of its products. The plastic must have an SPI code of $2,$ which means it is made of High$-$Density Polyethylene $($HDPE$).$ HDPE products are very safe and they are known to not transmit any chemicals into foods or drinks. There are numerous suppliers for this type of plastic, although it can be tricky to ensure that suppliers actually adhere to SPI specifications.

Aluminum for the Bean Boiler $-$ Primo Caf$$ buys lots of aluminum for its Bean Boiler units. As Marco likes to say, aluminum is aluminum is aluminum. There are plenty of suppliers for this product and little differentiation on cost and$/$or quality.

Temperature and Pressure Gauges for the Caffissimo $-$ These gauges regulate the temperature of the water as it is forced through the coffee grounds. Makers of these gauges are typically high tech companies, with the potential to share innovations. At present, there are only three available suppliers for these gauges in the world. Marco's current approach to managing these fuppliers is to have the suppliers bid against each other on short$-$term contracts to achieve the lowest cost.

Electronics for the Family Man $-$ These electronics control the on$/$off function and the timer on the Family Man. Currently, the design of the Family Man requires that the electronics be no greater than $6\mathrm{.}95cm$ in diameter. Industry standard for these electronics is $7cm$ in diameter. Because of this one unique requirement, there is only a single supplier for this component.

Using the Kraljic Matrix:

$(1)$ Classify each of the key materials and sub$-$components into one of Kraljic's segments $($noncritical$,$ strategic, leverage, or bottleneck $-$ note that more than one item can fall into a category$)$

$(2)$ Explain why you classified the item as you did

$(3)$ Discuss the specific purchasing strategy you would use for each item. In other words, how

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