Procurement Management

Ch 7. P8. What are the issues or questions purchasing needs to address when evaluating whether a supplier is a candidate for a longer-term relationship?
There are several issues which plays a largeimportance in order to analyze if a supplier is a good candidate for a longer term relationship. The organization has to evaluate if there is existence of a real willingness, coming from the supplier,in order to establish a long-term relationship. Also, this particular idea supposes the involvement of resources, from the supplier, to create a steady and a win-win relationship for both parties.The organization must to analyze what are the unique characteristics from this supplier and what are advantages that supplier is offering in an exceptional manner (opportunity cost for not being withother supplier, why this one?). In addition, organization has to evaluate the willingness from the supplier to create joint-strategies in order to establish planning tools aiming to the future. A keypoint in this selection is the supplier experience in the business or related-industry.
There are different issues in order to establish a successful long term relationship with any supplier. Theabove includes the most important ideas and issues which enormously determine the future of any relationship with a supplier in order to create a longer term relationship with it.
Ch 8 P4. Why is itimportant for a buyer to be a good customer? How can a buyer become a good customer to a supplier?
By establishing a relationship buyer-supplier several factors are involved during the relationalactivities between parties. A buyer could perform the good customer role by providing feedback to the supplier during any step of the process. Feedback Issues such as problem resolutions, suggestions aboutperformance, and especially results from evaluation of the supplier performance make a buyer a good customer. These elements create a better liaison and consolidate the relationship between...