supply chain management - john corrigan
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SOME INSIGHTS INTO YOUR POSITION WITH SUPPLIERS
Ibottleneck critical
routine leverage
importance of the item or service to your business
amount of spend
frequent tenders.encourage competition.opportunistic change of
supplier.short term deals.
close partnership.long term deals.
share information.frequent communication.
open and honest discussions.open book costs/pricing.
develop new suppliers.change the service or
the item to ease use of new suppliers.
increase your importanceto the supplier.
do you really need this?contract out its procurement
replace it with something else
spend with the supplier
attractiveness to the supplier
Nuisance
Possible opportunity Critical ‘must keep’ customer
Possible risk