Question 43

Luke, a mechanical engineer, works for a specialised manufacturer of machine parts. He has designed a new component that can be manufactured from either Aluminium Bronze, Nickel Brass or Copper Nickel, with no performance implications regardless of what material is chosen. Luke knows however that there is only a single supplier within the region that can supply Copper Nickel in the required volumes. If Luke attempted to negotiate lower prices from the supplier of Copper Nickel in exchange for fixing the product specifications, in what way will he be acting unethically?

• A. Withholding important information from a supplier
• B. Misuse of confidential supplier information
• C. Setting specifications to suit one specific supplier
• D. Misuse of the buying organisations purchasing power