2. Procurement Part Two Marketing Logistics

3. Purchasing Decision Variables: How to Rate Suppliers

4. Lead time and lead time variability. On-time rate. Supplier’s inventory. Ordering convenience. Ability to expedite. Downtime risks due to vendor problems. Product reliability, quality, maintenance requirements. Technical specifications. Technical/training services offered. Price competitiveness. Sales representative(s). Past experience with vendor. Reputation of vendor. Financing. Vendor flexibility. Engineering/design capabilities.

5. Supplying a Manufacturer

7. Procurement or Purchasing Warehouse

8. Procurement or Purchasing

10. Lead time and lead time variability.

11. Procurement or Purchasing On-time rate.

12. Procurement or Purchasing Supplier’s inventory.

13. Procurement or Purchasing Ordering convenience

14. Procurement or Purchasing Ability to expedite.

15. Procurement or Purchasing Downtime risks due to vendor problems.

16. Procurement or Purchasing Product reliability, quality, maintenance requirements.

17. Procurement or Purchasing Product reliability, quality, maintenance requirements. 15 pounds 12 inches 10-year service life Technical specifications Engineering/ Design capabilities

18. Supplying a Manufacturer Technical, training services offered.

19. Supplying a Manufacturer Price competitiveness. $ Financing

20. Supplying a Manufacturer Sales representatives.

21. Supplying a Manufacturer Sales representatives. Past experience with vendor.

22. Supplying a Manufacturer Sales representatives. Past experience with vendor. Reputation of vendor.

23. Supplying a Manufacturer Sales representatives. Past experience with vendor. Reputation of vendor. Vendor flexibility.

24. Purchasing Decision Variables: How to Rate Suppliers Lead time and lead time variability. On-time rate. Supplier’s inventory. Ordering convenience. Ability to expedite. Downtime risks due to vendor problems. Product reliability, quality, maintenance requirements. Technical specifications. Technical/training services offered. Price competitiveness. Sales representative(s). Past experience with vendor. Reputation of vendor. Financing. Vendor flexibility. Engineering/design capabilities.

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