I had to chuckle when I read today\u2019s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article entitled \u201cIf you promise the moon, you might deliver green cheese.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The article starts off by saying: \u201cThere is no such thing as perfection \u2014 and it would be nice if vendors admit it. No matter how good a job they do, something, sometime will go wrong. They can do everything under their control to mitigate problems, but something not under their control will crop up to cause a problem they might not have anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n
For those of you who are new to purchasing, you need to read these words carefully. Us long-timers know all too well that these words are so true.<\/p>\n
Purchasing has its triumphant moments, but also its frustrating ones. The article provides a good case study of a frustrating situation despite a vendor\u2019s performance guarantee.<\/p>\n
In situations like the one described, the vendor usually is excused from the performance failure due to a Force Majeure<\/em> clause. If you\u2019re not familiar with Force Majeure, you may want to consider enrolling in our online class \u201cSupply Management Contract Writing.\u201d<\/p>\n I hope that you\u2019re enjoying your weekend.<\/p>\n Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n The Negotiation Technique<\/a> I had to chuckle when I read today\u2019s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"\n
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