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Collaboration will drive future sourcing and supplier management success

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But there is another competency that must be mastered if you are going to achieve the next level of success – collaboration. In many cases, collaboration is simply an advanced state of negotiation. But collaboration is not reserved for suppliers. Internal collaboration must be achieved as well.

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Three ways supplier collaboration creates real value for manufacturers

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The term “supplier collaboration” can mean many things to many people depending on your functional perspective. Let’s examine three ways that better collaboration with supply partners creates value for a manufacturer from product design through demand planning. Innovating.

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Three Ways Supplier Collaboration Creates Real Value for Manufacturers

ivalua

The term “supplier collaboration” can mean many things to many people depending on your functional perspective. Let’s examine three ways that better collaboration with supply partners creates value for a manufacturer from product design through demand planning. Innovating.

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Collaboration Will Drive Future Sourcing and Supplier Management Success

ivalua

But there is another competency that must be mastered if you are going to achieve the next level of success – collaboration. In many cases, collaboration is simply an advanced state of negotiation. But collaboration is not reserved for suppliers. Internal collaboration must be achieved as well.

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This is NOT thought leadership, it’s practical talk about Supplier Value Management

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Supplier Value Management is especially applicable to manufacturers, where supplier spend is more significant/strategic and a shift in supplier relationships from arms-length vendors to more collaborative partners is already well underway.

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This is NOT Thought Leadership, it’s Practical Talk About Supplier Value Management

ivalua

Supplier Value Management is especially applicable to manufacturers, where supplier spend is more significant/strategic and a shift in supplier relationships from arms-length vendors to more collaborative partners is already well underway.