Just like people, businesses have relationships – and they have various ways of starting. For relationships to be successful over time, both parties must be happy. This session presented the challenges faced with managing supplier relationships and how to leverage best practices and tools of Risk Management and Supplier Governance leading to long term happiness and business success.
Topics will included:
- dating – finding and choosing a partner
- signing the pre-nup – signing a contract
- enjoying the honeymoon – leveraging initial excitement
- seeking counseling – dealing with issues
- breaking up – deciding whether to part ways and doing it properlyand reaching the Golden Years – staying happy together.
This session was particularly interesting to sourcing executives and vendor management professionals dealing with supplier governance, compliance and risk management (or anyone in a relationship).
Topics covered in this session included:
- Important aspects of maintaining successful supplier relationships
- Key tools and capabilities for enabling success
- Effective risk management and supplier governance concepts
Categories: 2016 Spring - Orlando, Summit Presentations
SRC Type: Performance Management, Sourcing Management, Third Party Management