http://360vendormanagement.com/2008/03/13/vendors-or-partners/ Best Practices in Outsourcing and Vendor Management Thu, 05 May 2011 13:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://360vendormanagement.com/2008/03/13/vendors-or-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Dipali Patankar Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:34:23 +0000 http://360vendormanagement.com/2008/03/13/vendors-or-partners/#comment-1167 At a ground level, the teams should work as partners. However you do need a formal customer:vendor relationship at a higher level. This seperation of entities requires dedication and commitment from both parties and at a senior level in both companies. At a ground level, the teams should work as partners. However you do need a formal customer:vendor relationship at a higher level. This seperation of entities requires dedication and commitment from both parties and at a senior level in both companies.

]]> http://360vendormanagement.com/2008/03/13/vendors-or-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Dispute Resolution Follow-Up | 360° Vendor Management Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:34:47 +0000 http://360vendormanagement.com/2008/03/13/vendors-or-partners/#comment-374 [...] Earlier we published When Roads are Rocky: Dispute Resolution in Outsourcing Relationships. After all, not all vendor-client relationships are blissful partnerships. [...] [...] Earlier we published When Roads are Rocky: Dispute Resolution in Outsourcing Relationships. After all, not all vendor-client relationships are blissful partnerships. [...]

]]> http://360vendormanagement.com/2008/03/13/vendors-or-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Jeff Gordon Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:35:41 +0000 http://360vendormanagement.com/2008/03/13/vendors-or-partners/#comment-142 Um, this one is simple. Vendors are NEVER partners. In order for a partnership to exist, both parties have to be working together for a common goal. In most cases, as the buyer is seeking a solution and the vendor is seeking money, the partnership fallacy is an illusion created by the vendor and supported by the buyer. This illusion is supported because the buyers don't want to think that they're getting screwed. So they buy-in because it feels better. :) Um, this one is simple. Vendors are NEVER partners. In order for a partnership to exist, both parties have to be working together for a common goal. In most cases, as the buyer is seeking a solution and the vendor is seeking money, the partnership fallacy is an illusion created by the vendor and supported by the buyer. This illusion is supported because the buyers don’t want to think that they’re getting screwed. So they buy-in because it feels better.

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