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Michael
Zimmerman
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"Get
An Edge
On The
Competition"
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Do your
suppliers really matter?
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Welcome,
Have you ever asked yourself ... " I wonder
what our suppliers think about us?"
More importantly, does your supplier’s view of you…
affect your bottom line?
If you're not asking, you should be!
Historically, customers
and suppliers have kept an arms length from each other.
There has been a philosophy that promulgated
relationships of distrust, combativeness, and
un-cooperation. There was a general attitude that the
buyer had the money and thus had control of the
situation. It was viewed that the suppliers needed your
business more than you needed their product or service.
This philosophy has seen a paradigm shift due to the
advent of technology. Technology has played a major role
in the evolution of all aspects of the business world,
and the business of procurement was not left behind.
Technology has created a smaller, quicker, and
more efficient environment for us to operate in. As the
world of procurement evolves into it’s future state,
we see an environmental shift from ‘who’s in
control’ to one of ‘cooperation and effective
communications’
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here for more.....
Question ?
"I
don't have a strategic plan developed, but I know what I
want my employees to accomplish. I have regular meetings
where I talk about what I'm trying to achieve. How come
the organization doesn't seem to always be going in the
same direction? "
Tom ...
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When
you purchased
your last materials requirement, did you review
your suppliers capabilities?
That's another
question everyone should be asking. With the
ever-changing resource market, organizations
need to qualify their suppliers.
Is
it important to you that your suppliers have
properly trained employees? You bet it is. Is it
important to your suppliers that you have
properly trained employees? You bet it is!
Resource
development benefits both the employee and the
organizations that practice it.
(When a prospective
employee asks
you about training, what do you say? )
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Mike's
Reply
Is your organization like
a ship a drift at sea? It's not uncommon for employees
and companies (and/or departments within a company) to
be striving to achieve different goals. Organizations are made of people and processes. Very
often we ask our people to perform at a level that our
processes can't support. When we don't take the time to
develop and communicate a solid strategic plan, how can
we expect our employees to know what we really want? One
of the problems with business today is that we expect
employees to follow along blindly.
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here for more....
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This
is the second in a series of newsletters I
will be offering to past, current and
prospective clients. I hope you find
value in the bits of information these news
letters offer. Please
feel free to contact me with any questions or
comments.
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Ask
yourself a question. Is your
company exactly where you want it
to be? If it's not, what are you
doing to get there?
What's
the definition of insanity ... to
do the same thing over and over
and expect a different result!
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Have
a great summer, hope to see you soon... Mike
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Cost Solution's is pleased to announce
that Michael has successfully
completed the requirements as set
forth by the Institute for Supply
Management and achieved the
designation of Certified Purchasing
Manager. Michael is now a Certified
Purchasing Manager, Certified Quality
Manager, and a Certified Quality
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Welcome
to
the 'Get
an Edge' Newsletter,
which you can expect to receive every 4
to 6 weeks in your
e-mailbox.
Total
Cost Solutions, Inc.
Michael
will be speaking at the
American Society For Qualities,
Customer/Supplier Division's Fall Conference in Anaheim
CA. on Oct. 6th
Click
Here for info
For
Information on The American
Society For Quality
Click
Here for info
Michael
will also be speaking on
ISO-9000-2000 at the Total
Quality Institutes fall
quarterly development on October
15th.
Sorry this
convention is only open to TQI
Affiliates.
For
information on topics Mike can
speak to your organization on,
click here.
Note
from Mike:
Thanks, To
everyone who reads this
newsletter and please feel free
to forward it on to any other
professional that may have an
interest in keeping up to-date
on current issues related to organizational
development, quality management
and supply chain management.
What
is Get
An Edge ?
Since starting Total
cost Solutions in June
of 2000, I have answered many questions
about supply
chain, management, quality
management, and organizational
and employee development. I
though I might provide customers
with a vehicle to see what questions
your peers are asking and what
my answers are.
Ask
A Question
If
you have a question, send
it to me.
I can't answer every question I
receive, but in each issue
I'll publish a Q&A that I
think everyone will find
helpful. (I won't publish your
name if your question is
selected. Please note, by
submitting a question you agree
to allow
me to publish an answer the
question in the Q&A)
Feedback
Did
you like something you read
here? Did
you disagree with my advice? Is
there a general topic you'd like
to see covered? Have
an idea about how to improve
this newsletter? Please
let me know.
Thank
you for subscribing!
Total
Cost Solutions, Inc.
111 Hilltop
Drive
Severna Park MD. 21146
410-431-5303
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