The answer to the question “Who should you buy from?” Depends on various influencing factors. First and foremost, this includes the price.
Evaluation of suppliers with regard to:
- quality
- Delivery readiness
- Adherence to deadlines
- Willingness to cooperate
Zunächst müssen jedoch die möglichen Lieferanten ermittelt werden. Im business stehen dazu sowohl interne als auch externe Quellen zur Verfügung:
Internal sources of supply:
- Supplier index
- Article index
- available offers
- present catalogs
- present price lists
External sources of supply:
- Address books ("Who delivers what?")
- Yellow Pages
- Trade journals
- Trade fairs and exhibitions
Every company endeavors to set up a reference source file or index for itself, in which the possible suppliers are listed according to the individual raw materials, auxiliary materials and operating materials as well as the semi-parts to be purchased.
If there is no information in the named directories, you must inquire at delivery companies that deliver similar goods whether they can deliver the required material.
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