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Article: Gender Differences In Weighting Of Supplier Selection Criteria.
- Article from:
- Journal of Managerial Issues
- Article date:
- December 22, 2000
- Author:
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Strategic partnerships are becoming more common today for U.S. firms. These new types of partnerships permit firms to compete more effectively in today's global market. Because of these new types of strategies, buyers and sellers are moving from the traditional arms'-length, adversarial relationships to those based on communication and cooperation.
The movement toward cooperative relationships between business buyers and sellers has led to the reduction in the number of suppliers for some firms. With fewer suppliers being considered, the task of supplier selection becomes increasingly more important. This importance is magnified because the purchasing agent has ...