We will explore ways of creating more effective and efficient alliances/connections with key suppliers and work through ways to capitalize on them. We then establish best practices for dealing with suppliers to increase effectiveness
Supplier relationships impact multiple functions across your business including in-stock performance, quality of goods and services, technology “fit”, price competitiveness based on cost performance, customer facing capabilities, and much more. In short, supplier performance (timeliness, cycle time of implementation, responsiveness, knowledge contribution, cost/price, etc.) has a huge impact, directly and indirectly, on your performance with both your customers and employees.