Chossing a Distributor

Write a 5-6 page paper

Choose one(1) distributor company(Sysco Food, U.S. Foods, Sherwood Food Distributors, or S&W Wholesales Foods). provide a brief overview including a history of the company, the geographical areas they serve, a high-level list of supplies they offer, and the main competitors.

Choose one(1) competitive distribution company and compare and contrast five(5) Similar products(offered by both firms) in the areas of price, quality, and value. Create a table to represent the data.

Provide an overview of this company's payment policy including: 

The objective of payment policy

The costs of paying late payment

The mechanics of bill paying

Discounting

Determine whether or not to choose this distributor as the supplier for The Waffle house chain. Explain the decision by discussing the following terms;

The impact of this distributor's purchasing policy on the supplier selection.

This distributor's ranking based on the supplier selection criteria.

The most important supplier selection criteria for this distributor.

The comparison between this distributor and its competitors based on the most important selection criteria identified in number5c in Feinstein and Stafanelli text book.

Use 3 (three) quality references: (Not Wikipedia)

Typed Times New Roman font(12), one-inch on all sides

Reference page

Cover page