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When is it less favorable to obtain quotes or sealed bids when you have no clear product or service specification?

When you have no price forecast or budget.
When you don't know of any capable suppliers.
When no purchase has been approved.
When there is no advantage in obtaining competitive bids.
Where any cost saving would be insignificant.
None are favorable.

Solicit Opinions, Measure Performance

Date: 05/02/2017

Solicit Opinions, Measure Performance – Buyers are wise to solicit opinions about suppliers’ products, but it is most important, where possible, to measure actual suppliers’ performance. Users can provide their opinion about the delivery time and the quality of the product, but their opinion needs to be checked against other causes and available records. For example, late deliver may be caused by the carrier rather than the product supplier. Buyers need to compare records of average delivery time, quality in the form of rejects or lack thereof, and cost factors with other suppliers before placing excessive weight to the opinion of users.
 




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