{"id":2352,"date":"2007-10-12T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-12T17:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2007\/10\/12\/purchasing-thoughts-for-the-weekend\/"},"modified":"2023-07-23T12:15:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T16:15:40","slug":"purchasing-thoughts-for-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/purchasing-thoughts-for-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing Thoughts For The Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are just some random things bouncing around my head on this busy Friday\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I just read this sales article called \u201cWhat Buyers Want You to Know.\u201d I\u2019m not convinced it\u2019s entirely accurate, but it may give you a chuckle (especially the part about no one talking to a buyer at a tailgate party).<\/li>\n<li>One thing I hate about making annual purchasing predictions is that sometimes my predictions outpace reality. In other words, I predict things for a certain year that actually don\u2019t happen until a few years later. At the end of the year, I look like a doofus for making predictions that don\u2019t come to fruition. Such was the case when I published my annual predictions in the January 13, 2004 edition of PurchTips and predicted that purchasing with wireless handhelds would be a hot topic. Not so much in 2004. But Jason over at Spend Matters reported that Emptoris this week unveiled its eProcurement software that works on an iPhone. \u2019bout time!!!<\/li>\n<li>The China sourcing furor isn\u2019t dying. Just this week, I\u2019ve encountered new mentions of China-related recalls on The Tonight Show, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and (I even get to do my first hat tip here) Tony Poshek. While every one is talking about evaluating or reversing China sourcing strategies, I\u2019ve not seen anyone talking about something that is, in my opinion, more important: evaluating specifications and contracts with Chinese suppliers. For all of these products, do the buying companies\u2019 specifications specify the paint to be used or do they leave it up to the supplier? What about the contract? Do the contracts require that all materials conform to US laws and standards? (<a href=\"https:\/\/whereyouwatch.com\/diazepam-online\/\">whereyouwatch.com<\/a>)  If they do, do they specifically mention lead paint? (<a href=\"https:\/\/handymanconnection.com\/etobicoke\/procuring-advair-diskus-online\/\">Advair Diskus<\/a>)  While everyone wants to point the fingers at China, these problems may be caused by poor purchasing practices.<\/li>\n<li>My car rental experience with Thrifty in Atlanta was excellent \u2013 obviously much better than my Thrifty car rental in Chicago. The aberration in Chicago with Thrifty reminded me of some lessons learned early in my purchasing career: (a) even good suppliers have bad days; (b) just because one of a supplier\u2019s plants performs well doesn\u2019t mean that another one will \u2013 be cautious if a good supplier says that they are moving production of your products; and (c) a supplier\u2019s people make a difference \u2013 evaluate the people when you evaluate the supplier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s about all for now. 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