[A] _____ is a tool to structure and segment the supply base and is used as a means of classifying suppliers into one of four types.
A)Supplier scorecard
B)Portfolio analysis
C)Make-buy analysis
D)Price analysis
E)Value chain analysis

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Portfolio analysis is a tool used to segment the supply base into four types: strategic, bottleneck, leverage, and routine. This helps to identify the criticality and importance of each supplier and determine the appropriate supplier management strategy. Supplier scorecard is a tool used to evaluate and measure supplier performance against predefined metrics, make-buy analysis is a tool used to make a decision between producing a product/service in-house or outsourcing it to a supplier, price analysis is a tool used to determine the reasonableness of the quoted price, and value chain analysis is a tool used to analyze the activities and relationships within an organization's supply chain. None of these tools classify suppliers into four types.

[A] _____ Is a Tool to Structure and Segment the Supply