{"id":2748,"date":"2010-10-20T02:27:43","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T07:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamreadiness.com\/?p=2748"},"modified":"2014-10-25T01:27:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-25T06:27:14","slug":"%e2%80%9ctop-ten%e2%80%9d-ways-to-improve-supplier-customer-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamreadiness.com\/?p=2748","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTop 10\u201d ways to improve supplier-customer relationships…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…and achieve supply-chain alignment using TeamReadiness.<\/h2>\n
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How do suppliers keep customers happy and still make an acceptable profit? How do suppliers satisfy customers given the changing, often chaotic, characteristics of the market place (changes to delivery dates, order quantities, material costs, customer requirements, team members, etc.)? <\/p>\n

Arguably, the primary goal of the supplier-customer relationship is Perfect Order Fulfillment<\/strong><\/em><\/span> \u2013 where every requirement of a customer’s order or job is done correctly, on time, according specification, within budget, as expected. If you consistently achieve Perfect Order Fulfillment, then you, as a supplier, will have a satisfied customer, helping to ensure a long term profitable relationship. At the end of the day, what really matters is performance, results. Did you achieve Perfect Order Fulfillment? Did you do the job you were brought on to do? <\/p>\n

The demands of the supply chain are not unlike the demands of any important relationship. TeamReadiness examines both the requirements of the supply chain and the requirements for healthy relationships to find ways that we can best enable and improve supplier-customer relationships to achieve alignment and perfect order fulfillment.
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\u201cHumans and their behavior is what propels supply chains; ignore that fact at your peril.”<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/span>
\n-John Gattorna, Author, \u201cDynamic Supply Chain Alignment\u201d <\/span><\/font><\/center><\/h3>\n

(Elements are shown in random order and are not prioritized<\/u>)<\/span<\/style>\n

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\nNOTE: The Supply Chain Council<\/a> identifies supply chain performance as focused on Reliability, Responsiveness, Agility, Cost, and Assets. <\/span><\/font><\/h3>\n


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“Top Ten” Supplier-Customer Relationship Elements<\/th>\n

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Definitions<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n

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How TeamReadiness Can Help<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

1. Reliability<\/td>\n\n\n
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  • TeamReadiness documents your plans, processes, procedures, policies and more in highly visual formats (photos, videos, etc.). Team members can reference and train on these documents so they know how to do their jobs and can do them well — every time!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Responsiveness<\/td>\n\n\n
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  • TeamReadiness enables people with the skills and tools they need to fully understand and perform their jobs. Using TeamReadiness, team members will have the skills and confidence to quickly react to any events or disruptions affecting your customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Agility<\/td>\n\n\n
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  • TeamReadiness can help create a learning culture necessary for an agile work force and supply chain. As team members share their knowledge with one another and collaborate for problem solving and continuous improvement, they quickly develop the skills and mindset necessary for an ever changing marketplace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Cost<\/td>\n\n\n
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  • TeamReadiness makes it possible for your team members to have the skills and tools they need to operate at peak efficiency, keeping costs down. And they can easily collaborate to find ways to continuously improve operations to find lower cost solutions. Strong working knowledge of the tools, techniques and procedures required to perform and manage a job is necessary for proper cost management. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Assets<\/td>\n\n\n
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  • TeamReadiness helps team members identify and understand the assets at their disposal so they can be utilized as needed to accommodate and satisfy customer demand. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Listen & Understand<\/td>\n\n
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  • Demonstrate that you heard what your customer said and that you understood what they said by taking the appropriate action. <\/li>\n
  • Visible signs of actions taken to satisfy customer requirements or alleviate customer fears or concerns. <\/li>\n
  • Actions beyond nodding your head in agreement or saying, “ok” when a customer shares important concerns. <\/li>\n<\/td>\n
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  • TeamReadiness gives your customers confidence that you heard and understood them. That you are doing the right things to incorporate their requirements and desires into your procedures and training programs to accommodate their needs.<\/li>\n
  • TeamReadiness documents your customers’ requirements so customers can see that your team members have the information need to do their jobs correctly, as expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Communicate<\/td>\n\n
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  • Open exchange and sharing of information. <\/li>\n
  • Level of trust and respect that results in sharing information that may not be necessary, but might be helpful.\n<\/td>\n
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  • TeamReadiness Mission: Easily capture and share knowledge so that people know how to do their jobs, and can do them well. The ability to easily share information and collaborate is fundamental to good communications.<\/li>\n
  • TeamReadiness makes it very easy to communicate easy knowledge capture and, using TRM On Demand\u2122, easy knowledge sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Collaborate<\/td>\n\n
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  • Working together on projects to solve problems, continuous improvement, etc. <\/li>\n
  • Working together in ways that are cooperative, participative, harmonious, open, sincere, etc. <\/li>\n<\/td>\n
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  • TeamReadiness requires, promotes, and encourages sharing of information and provides the means for communicating and collaborating using TRM On Demand\u2122.<\/li>\n
  • TeamReadiness gets team members involved in sharing and demonstrating their procedures and practices, inspiring pride and esprit de corps. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Respect<\/td>\n\n
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  • To deem someone or something as having a certain value and to interact and respond accordingly. <\/li>\n<\/td>\n
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  • TeamReadiness provides the means for sharing information, collaborating, and problem solving to bring people together, break down barriers, and foster cooperation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Shared Goals & Values<\/td>\n\n
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  • Goals define where you are going, the results you wish to achieve. <\/li>\n
  • Values are principles and ideals that govern behavior. <\/li>\n
  • Shared goals and values unify the team toward a common purpose, motivation, and how to work together to achieve it. <\/li>\n<\/td>\n
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  • TeamReadiness can train and educate team members on exactly what values, behavior, culture, and expectations are for the organization and for each job function. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n


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    TeamReadiness\u2122 can help!<\/em><\/u><\/strong><\/font><\/span>
    \nCopyright \u00a9 2007-2011 TeamReadiness, Inc.<\/Center>
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