Partnering for Competitiveness
Short-Term Pressures
The typical sort-term business pressures that apply in a traditional business setting manifest themselves in this step. The buyer will be under the usual pressure to cut costs. The supplier will be under the usual pressure to increase sales volume. Both partners will be cautious, and initial attempts to begin putting some substance to the partnership will be probing and vague.
Mature Partnering
Adoption of New Values
Awareness of Potential
Adoption of New Paradigms
Need for New Opportunity
Short-Term Pressures
Uncertainty and Tentativeness
Figure 5-6
Evolution of Supplier Partnerships