A _____ is controlled by buyers and is tied into their intranets ...

[Chelseaamend]

A _____ is controlled by buyers and is tied into their intranets and extra-nets.
 a. vertical portal
 b. horizontal portal
 c. third-party marketplace
 d. sell-side system
 e. buy-side system

Question 2

Nike, on the average, spends close to a year to develop, test, and manufacture new product designs that then last on the shelves in the United States for about:
 a. 3 months c. 1 year
  b. 6 months d. over a year

[kardosa007]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

B
Even though it takes Nike a year to develop many of its products, its products only last about 6 months in the US market. For this reason Nike also sells internationally in hopes the extended sales will help to offset the high product development costs.