Sun Microelectronics custom orders processors, chips, and circuit boards for Sun's desktop, server, and storage products.Sun doesn't actually make any of its microelectronic gear itself.Sun contracts the work to outside manufacturers, who in turn rely on components from their own subcontracted suppliers.The 150 suppliers involved in making and delivering Sun products have adopted mutually beneficial objectives and strategies that give Sun's customers value for their money.Sun's method of doing business is an example of a(n)
A)symbiotic partnership.
B)legal but unethical partnership.
C)manufacturer-dominated relationship.
D)supply partnership.
E)supplier-dominated relationship.

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Sun's method of doing business involves a mutually beneficial supply partnership with outside manufacturers and their subcontracted suppliers. This is not a supplier-dominated relationship, as Sun has a significant role in shaping the objectives and strategies of the partnership. The relationship is also not legally unethical, and it does not appear to be manufacturer-dominated, as Sun does not oversee the operations of its suppliers. Therefore, symbiotic partnership and supply partnership are the closest choices, and supply partnership is the best fit.

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