Read the extract below based on Toyota and answer the questions that follow TOYOTA MANUFACTURING PROCESS. Toyota will lead the way to the future of mobility, enriching lives around the world with the safest and most responsible ways of moving people. Through our commitment to quality, constant innovation, and respect for the planet, we aim to exceed expectations and be rewarded with a smile. We will meet our challenging goals by engaging the talent and passion of people, who believe there is always a better way. Toyota South Africa is dedicated and committed to supplying the range of vehicles, parts, accessories, and services to meet the requirements of the South African and export markets that it services and ensuring that products are of outstanding quality, value for money and instil pride of ownership. Based on the basic philosophies through the years the Just-in-Time and, TPS can efficiently and quickly produce vehicles of sound quality, one at a time, that fully satisfy customer requirements. With its emergence as a diversified, international corporate leader, Toyota has an established set of values, beliefs, principles, and business methods that act as the life hood of the company; we call them The Toyota Way. Two main pillars support The Toyota Way: Respect for People and Continuous Improvement. The Toyota Production System (TPS), which is based on the philosophy of the complete elimination of all waste in pursuit of the most efficient methods, has roots tracing back to Sakichi Toyota's automatic loom. TPS has evolved through many years of trial and error to improve efficiency based on the Just-in-Time concept developed by Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder (and second president) of Toyota Motor Corporation. The Toyota spirit of monozukuri (making things) is today referred to as the "Toyota Way." It has been adopted not only by companies in Japan and within the automotive industry, but in production activities worldwide, and continues to evolve globally. Toyota claims it finds 1,000 defective parts out of every million shipped by foreign suppliers, a rate of one-tenth of 1 percent. Many of the parts makers at the sessions here said they thought the figure was inflated.

While Toyota says that 60 percent of the components it uses in the United States are locally produced, only 1 or 2 percent of the parts it uses in Japan -- where Toyota does most of its manufacturing -- are supplied from abroad.

Toyota's Prospecton plant in Durban was not damaged during the unrest in KwaZulu-Natal, but it was forced to close operations since 12 July due to unrest in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Suppose you are a supply chain intern at the local Toyota manufacturing plant in Durban, advise your manager on the following.

Q.1. Considering the background provided in the article relating to Toyota as well as the local context provided, discuss below 3 types of suppliers and select the one that Toyota identifies with using at least 2 relevant examples to support your answer

1. Local suppliers

2. National suppliers

3.International suppliers