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How can you master the critical business communications skills that can help to ensure better supplier relationships and performance?

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Question ajoutée par Rami Abdulla Ali Katee , Logistics Officer , ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
Date de publication: 2013/10/23
Ahmad Ataya
par Ahmad Ataya , Purchasing Manager and Materials Control , Drake and Scull International

Relationship management: The report says that relationship management within a rationalized supply base is founded on three critical elements:

1. Information sharing and transparency

2. Trust building

3. Equitable joint efforts

Though this sort of framework has been widely discussed, the research found that making progress on them is not easy, and many companies have a relative lack of success in these areas with suppliers, resulting from such as factors as short-term thinking or financial performance requirements and difficulty establishing a culture that really believes and operates this way.

The report also notes that the mix of these three elements, and with how much "intensity" a company should pursue improvement in them, will vary based on the criticality of the purchase category and/or individual supplier.

The report notes one firm had success in information sharing when it adopted Six Sigma as a kind of common language between itself and its key suppliers.

In our view, the report is a little short in terms practices in the third area, equitable joint efforts, which involves a level of collaboation and trust difficult for many companies to achieve.

amer jayyousi
par amer jayyousi , Business Development Consultant , freelance

LISTENING SKILLS,ALWAYS LISTEN,LISTEN,LISTEN.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL

IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS,NOT HEARING SKILLS,.,

Nadeem Asghar
par Nadeem Asghar , Supply Chain Consultant/Trainer , Independent Practitioner

I am afraid would that there is no short cut to acquiring such skills. it mainly comes with experience. however, this does not undermine the importance of relevent education and acument in the field. Having said this, one needs to go through case histories and need to determine himself as to what is effective and efficient method of communication. The most important aspect to be kept in mind is that the communication should not be so rigid as to breakaway the relationship, and should neither be so soft that our interests are compromised. 

Ashraf Alsinglawi
par Ashraf Alsinglawi , Medical Supply Chain Planner , International Committee of the Red Cross

By training and double visits with experienced colleague. 

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