Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781119320975
Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 11, Problem 6Q
Summary Introduction

To explain:  About a company, its supplier types and the criteria used by the company to evaluate their suppliers.

Introduction:   Suppliers are individual or companies that provide resources like raw materials, services to the organization when it is required. Supplier provide raw material and finished goods in order to produce goods and services. Supplier act as an upstream link in the supply chain between manufacturers and customers.

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