Supplier relationships are important to the health of any manufacturing organization’s operations. Fostering a healthier partnership between two organizations requires working to improve communication and transparency with suppliers. It’s important for organizations to take some agency back into their own hands and first understand what the problem is in order to acquire the help necessary to get back on track. For example, manufacturers are requesting companies to do more to stay operational. Improving repair and maintenance systems can help to alleviate frustrations in these situations. That said, when a breakdown occurs, they want to be sure there’s a service ready to be utilized in order to return them to operational. Organizations are also working more independently to maintain their own systems more consistently with the goal of avoiding breakdowns. For more information on the ways in which your organization can do the same, please take a moment to check out the resource included within this post.