The purchasing manager has provided the following information for your use:

Spend Category

Amount Thousands US$

Number of Suppliers

Production Machinery

170

2

Maintenance

20

10

Hardware

3

10

Sheet Metal

23

7

Electronic Components

288

5

• Assuming that the amounts shown represent the total annual spend(Amount/Total Amount)calculate the percent of spend for each category.
• Classify each spend category as either low or high complexity and summarize your reasoning.
• 2x2 Risk/Value matrix showing each of the five spend categoriesplaced in either "High" or "Low" Risk group.
• Explain why you placed each item in the selected category.

Submit your assignment as an MS Word document.