In the fight to increase market share, organizations need to come up with innovation in their products/services or upgrade it by adding new features in order to satiate the changing consumer preferences. To make this a reality organizations are dependent on their suppliers to supply the essential raw materials/services.

Suppliers have a direct impact on an organization’s product/service quality, competitiveness and also product innovation. This mandates maintaining a good relationship with the suppliers for an overall organizational perspective. For majority of the organizations, selecting a supplier is a strategic step which would not only generate cost efficiency but also help the company grow.

Maintaining a good supplier relationship can offer the following benefits to an organization;

• Avoiding costly & potentially devastating supply disruption.
• Reducing risk towards scenarios like; defects /environmental problem/safety issues etc.
• Implementing corrective actions before the problem becomes a big headache or hits the bottom line.

In this blog series we will be discussing 3 stages to effective supplier management viz.

1. 1. FOUNDATIONS OF AN EFFECTIVE SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP
2. 2. ROLE OF SUPPLIER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
3. 3. SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE & EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT

Stay tuned, as we discuss the first stage in our next blog post.

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Related Read:

1. Supplier Relationship Management: A Comprehensive Guide 2023
2. The Supplier Information & Performance Dossier (part 4): Supplier Performance Management
3. Supplier Performance Evaluation – A Quick Checklist
4. White Paper – Essential Components of a World-Class Supplier Performance Management Tool : A MENA Perspective
5. White Paper – Supplier Risk And Performance Management: Best Practices For KPI Creation