Wedlock Engineered Products: $($Read Case Study $10{}^{\text{'}1}1$ from page $293$ to $295$ of Johnson textbook $15{?}^{th}$ Ed$)$: worth $55$ pts

Support your answers to the following questions with specific information from the case and textbook or with information you get from other sources.

How much weight should be placed on previous supplier performance when selecting a supplier?

Is $$24,000$ in savings worth the trouble of switching suppliers?

What will the response be from Kergis if you stay with Marandi, after they provided a lower bid?

Do you want to split the business between the two suppliers?

If you switch to Kergis for the $3-$inch tubes, how will that affect your relationship with Marandi for the rest of your business with them?

Is using an RFQ the right approach in this situation?

As Cynthia Gao, what recommendation would you make to Robert Scobie regarding supply for the $3-$inch tubes? Explain your reasoning