Pittsburgh-based FreeMarkets has developed software enabling…

Pittsburgh-based FreeMarkets has developed software enabling large industrial buyers to organize online auctions for qualified suppliers of semistandard parts such as fabricated components, and services. By aggregating buyers, FreeMarkets ________ the ________ bargaining power.

Delta Pride Catfish, a supplier group of catfish farmers in…

Delta Pride Catfish, a supplier group of catfish farmers in Mississippi, formed a cooperative to process their own fish, thus bypassing ConAgra and Farm Fresh, their previous processing contractors. By 2014, Delta Pride Catfish controlled over 40 percent of the U.S. catfish market. This is an example of the

PPG Industries, the Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of paints,…

PPG Industries, the Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass, and fiber glass has paid dividends each year since 1899. It uses a technique to help it identify possible future strategies. What is it?