{"id":3297,"date":"2014-03-05T20:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2014\/03\/05\/how-to-get-a-supplier-development-program-going\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T07:03:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T11:03:57","slug":"how-to-get-supplier-development-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/how-to-get-supplier-development-program\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get A Supplier Development Program Going"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- &gt; &lt;![endif]--><br \/>\n<!-- &gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- &gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- &gt;&lt;![endif]--><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"color: black;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10.5pt\">Wouldn\u2019t it be nice if you could pick any supplier and that supplier would perform perfectly with as little work on your part as possible?<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10.5pt\"> While that would sound like a procurement professional\u2019s dream come true, that scenario is far from reality. And the more suppliers that you are responsible for, the more likely you\u2019ll find yourself dealing with suppliers that fail to perform to their potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: black;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10.5pt\">Well, the truth is, outstanding supplier performance doesn\u2019t have to be an unrealistic goal!<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 10.5pt\"> You can master methods of working with your suppliers to get closer and closer to that goal. How? 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