Nobody wants a supplier to go out of business, lose key people or get acquired. But sometimes it happens. Who would have imagined that WorldCom or Arthur Andersen could disintegrate? In today’s market ...

Twenty-five years ago supplier development was the hot topic in supply management. Corporations were starting to staff-up and offer assistance in improving supplier manufacturing efficiency. It wasn’t ...

Integrating your major suppliers into the new product development process can shorten development times and reduce risk. A strategy to perform such an integration effectively has to ensure suppliers ...

This column will focus on a topic that could cause some discomfort among companies in the process of launching a new/updated supplier development function since it ...

Moving beyond typical procurement cost-based, contractual relationships, Hewlett-Packard has worked with a small number of key suppliers on a strategic supplier development program designed to "create ...

Diagnostic assays like the one you’re developing are in demand. But your task isn’t simple. Set yourself up for success by choosing a supplier with quality products across your workflow and the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Like a seesaw, business partnerships work best when both sides remain conscientious about each other’s needs. Seesaws are built to go up ...

In the architecture of today's evolving global marketplace, procurement is no longer just a transactional function; it has evolved into a strategic operation with the potential to drive organizational ...

A group of indigenous business owners will host a delegation from the powerful US-based National Minority Development Supplier Council, an organisation of indigenous ...