The purchasing manager for Telsa Motor Co.decides to call three suppliers of automobile windshields to ask for a bid on an order for 1,000 windshields for a new Ford car,instead of calling a hundred possible windshield suppliers for such a bid.What type of decision does this represent for the purchasing manager?
A) Nonprogrammed
B) Illusion of control
C) Certainty
D) Programmed
E) Satisficing

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When managers satisfice,they consider only a limited number of alternatives,and make an acceptable choice among them,rather than considering every possible alternative.When managers satisfice,they search for and choose acceptable,or satisfactory,ways to respond to problems and opportunities rather than trying to make the optimal decision.

The Purchasing Manager for Telsa Motor Co