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PRACTICES
MAINTAINING SUPPLIER
RELATIONSHIPS
Tier 1 Suppliers would manage relationship with tier 2
suppliers to create long-standing relationships
Assisted suppliers with JIT, TQM and SPCs and in return
asked for price reductions in the next year
Suppliers were not able to invest in technologies and
educating them about the problem was difficult
Suppliers were primarily based on cost but overall supply
chain costs were not considered
ORDER TO DELIVERY