Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
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ISBN: 9781285869681
Author: Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 6DQ
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To determine: Under the given situation, does the purchaser has legal claim against the seller? and type of damages that the purchaser is entitled to?
Given situation: A seller makes a verbal statement that his product can remove any stains from the surface of company vehicle. The maintenance crew had found that the product does not perform the function stated by the seller and to the worst case the product does not function properly in removing all stains
Introduction: Agreements between two parties for exchange of goods or services is called as a contract. The contracts can be either in written or verbal forms.
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