What is the relationship between procurement and suppliers?

So the position and nature of their work are very important. In the past, it was to ensure production. Now, for the benefit of the department, it is to reduce the procurement cost and the whole production cost, which can improve the market competitiveness. It is said that the buyer should bear half of the total production cost. Therefore, the success of the company is obviously influenced by the performance, development potential, negotiation skills, creativity, teamwork ability and active cooperation ability in the business process of the purchaser. For manufacturers, what they need to do is how to deliver good products to customers at what time, at what price and at the fastest speed, and finally achieve a balance between supply and demand. And this result is also an important indicator to measure the quality of a supply chain. In this sense, accurate forecasting and rapid response speed are necessary conditions to ensure the good operation of the supply chain. Many people think that accurate prediction is far better than speed, but statistically speaking, fast response speed is more effective than accurate prediction! Therefore, the standard to judge whether a supply chain is good or not comes down to the speed of manufacturing the supply chain! In short, procurement is closely related to the supplier's production line!