Task 1 (1700 words) For an organisation (Warwickshire County Council – Local Government) with which you are familiar, discuss how the relationship between the purchaser and its suppliers would be affected by different types of purchases. The answer might consider: • The range of purchaser/supplier relationships within the organisation (Warwickshire County Council – Local Government) • The application of an appropriate relationship model, such as Kraljic, Cox and Porters ‘five-force’ model • Different market situations such as monopoly, oligopoly, monopsony and cartel and how they could affect relationships • The relevance of supplier relationship management (SRM) in different purchasing situations Task 2 (1000 words) Discuss methods of purchasing commodity items for an organisation (Warwickshire County Council – Local Government) with which you are familiar. The answer might consider: • The principle commodities • Why commodity prices fluctuate • How commodity markets operate • How the organisation (Warwickshire County Council – Local Government) might minimize risk using hedging and futures contracts. Task 3 (1000 words) Explain the impact of EU Procurement Directives on the purchasing activities of an organisation (Warwickshire County Council – Local Government) with which you are familiar. • An organisation (Warwickshire County Council – Local Government) operating as a buyer in the public sector.