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Six Pitfalls to Avoid in Supplier Management

Posted on June 23, 2008

Guest content from John Avellanet, managing director and principal of Cerulean Associates:Managing suppliers is fraught with challenges. Rare is the executive who has not made a mistake. In this article, I look at some of the most common mistakes most of which I ve made myself and how to avoid them.English is the Language of BusinessIn our global supply chain, not having someone even if it s an independent third-party who speaks both your language and the language of your supplier is a sure path to failure.You can compound this further by limiting yourself to someone who only kno...

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