Successful companies have learned the importance of having a supplier base that they can rely on to provide services and materials consistently on time, consistently meeting specification requirements and consistently priced “right.” This supplier base relies on partnerships. The partners are willing to go the extra mile for each other; they are truthful about deadlines, promises and pricing. This relationship creates loyalty and financial success.

In this seminar you will learn how to cultivate successful partner relationships. You will also learn how to measure supplier performance.

Understand how to manage and improve customer-supplier relations by:

• Baselining your system
• Partnering for improvement
• Rating the supplier
• Utilizing supplier certifications

Get the latest information and leave with the tools to develop your supplier partnership base.

Suggested audience: Purchasing Managers, Quality Managers and Operations Managers