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Article: A 'Dear casting supplier' letter.(misuse of the partnering concept)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- Modern Casting
- Article date:
- March 1, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 American Foundry Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A conversation with a foundry executive last week on the subject of today's foundry-customer "partnerships" ended with my receiving a "get-a-load-of-this" fax. It was a "Dear Valued Casting Supplier" letter his foundry received from a customer. Take my word for it, the tone in this form letter that demanded a 4% price reduction (or else pay a rebate) was less than cordial, and flies in the face of what OEMs so often preach about their dealings with suppliers.
This correspondence, and a few other things, has had me pondering the frequent misuse of the word "partner" that has now rendered the buzzword near meaningless.
This foundryman attributed such OEM ...
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