supplier component
suppliers are companies that provide material, human, financial, and informational resources to other companies. U.S. steel buys iron ore from suppliers to make steel products. When IBM sells a mainframe computer, it also provides support staff, engineers, and other technical consultants to the company that bought the computer. If you're shopping for desks, chairs, and office supplies, chances are office depot will be glad to help your business open a revolving charge a ccount to pay for your purchases. When a clothing manufacturer has spent $100,000 to purchase new high-pressure "water drills" to cut shirt and pants patterns to precise size, the water drill manufacturer, as part of the purchase, will usually train the workers on the machinery.