DeBeers sells most of the diamonds it produces to industry. Thecompany controls

DeBeers sells most of the diamonds it produces to industry. Thecompany controls over 90 percent of the market and has great powerover its distributors. In its marketing channel DeBeers would beconsidered a:channel authoritychannel memberchannel leaderchannel gatekeeperpower brokerGoodyear tire dealers were hurt financially when Goodyear made thedecision to distribute its tires through retailers such as Searsand Walmart in addition to the exclusive dealerships it hadestablished. The conflict that occurred at the retail level is anexample of:horizontal conflicttrade loadingvalue-added pricingexclusive distributionchannel partneringA manufacturer of automobile component parts that has turned overall transportation functions to an independent third party in itssupply chain has engaged in:creating a dependent materials-handling systemoutsourcingremoving entry barrierstask deploymentchannel rotation