Communication linkage
In this win-win environment, communication is an essential ingredient for
developing successful purchaser-supplier relations. New or enchanted
communication patterns being practiced include:
• more freely exchanged cost, schedule, and quality control information;
• the elimination of purchase orders for each shipment;
• involving suppliers in the development of design specifications;
• the formation of joint task forces to resolve concerns;
• the use of supplier and manufacturer plant visits;
• the use of electronic data interchange (EDI).