Trek orders a seat or saddle for one of its models that has a "little bit" of different material for the cover but the components are the same as existing saddles used on other bikes,this purchase situation is known as __________.
A) new buy.
B) straight rebuy.
C) standard reorder.
D) modified rebuy.
E) make-buy.

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This scenario describes a modified rebuy since Trek is ordering a saddle with a slight variation in the cover material, but still using the same components as existing saddles. A new buy would involve purchasing a completely new type of component that the company has not used before, while a straight rebuy would involve ordering the exact same saddle as before without any modifications. Standard reorder and make-buy are not relevant to this situation.

Trek Orders a Seat or Saddle for One of Its