Waddell Engineering manufactures molded plastic components for a leading toy manufacturer.Roy supervises the production line and he would like to see the company use an injection molding machine that has a faster cycle time.Petra and Robin are quality control managers in the company and have just returned from a trade show with information on the new Logic Devices molding machines.This information is handed to Mike Waddell,the CEO of the company,who is concerned about the $400,000 cost.Roy,Robin,and Petra meet with Mike and Aileen,the company's purchasing agent,to discuss why the company needs to buy the new machine.Who among the following have the purchasing role of "decider" here?

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It is common in organizational buying for purchases to be made cross functionally with representatives from different functional departments playing various roles in the process. Deciders are those who have the formal or informal power to select or approve the supplier that receives the contract.

Waddell Engineering Manufactures Molded Plastic Components for a Leading Toy