March 10, 2020
How to manage supplier development cost effectively

Is the amount of money you pay for your supplier development really warranted? Many companies lack the experience or tools needed to effectively manage their supplier development cost.
To make matters worse supplier development cost is often amortized in piece prices which has to be considered as critical from an accounting point of view.
In our white paper we would like to share our approach to introducing a toolbox to manage supplier development cost.
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