{"id":2972,"date":"2010-11-30T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2010\/11\/30\/rewards-as-an-alternative-to-penalties-in-contracts\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T13:16:38","slug":"rewards-as-an-alternative-to-penalties-in-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/rewards-as-an-alternative-to-penalties-in-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rewards As An Alternative To Penalties In Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"
This post will expand upon one of the items from the article, \u201cTips For Negotiating With A Sole Source<\/a>\u201d specifically on creating tiered risk and rewards scenarios for Service Level Agreements.<\/p>\n Obviously, with any contractual relationship, you want the supplier to perform well. A traditional way of \u201cforcing\u201d the supplier to perform well is penalizing the supplier for poor performance. This often takes the form of a liquidated damages provision that requires a supplier to pay your organization a predetermined amount if it fails to meet a contractual obligation.<\/p>\n If you want to learn more about how to write liquidated damages or other contract terms, consider enrolling in our online class \u201cSupply Management Contract Writing.\u201d)<\/p>\n While the threat of having to pay does scare some suppliers into good performance, liquidated damages or, informally, \u201cpenalty\u201d clauses:<\/p>\n Risk\/Reward Scenarios as Alternative<\/strong><\/p>\n An Alternative To Penalties<\/strong><\/p>\n An example of a scenario that the grocery chain could propose that would assure the grocery chain of good performance and may also lead to even better revenue for the supplier (which the grocery chain would be pleased to fund) is as follows:<\/p>\n Compared to the original arrangement, the grocery chain got two things it wanted: a lower price and a lever that will compel the supplier to want to perform. The supplier got an opportunity to earn even more revenue than it proposed if it can perform better. (Alprazolam<\/a>) Obviously, if the supplier feels it can easily increase its repair time, this would be attractive.<\/p>\n Now, this scenario may not be the one that gets accepted. Some additional negotiation may need to occur so that both parties are satisfied. But it shows a way to tie performance into price, which, in some cases, may be the only way to successfully reduce prices and get better performance out of a sole source<\/a> supplier.<\/p>\n Become a member of one of the world\u2019s largest procurement associations today.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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