Supply chain management: The company is not satisfied with the current supplier base and issues a Request For
Information to explore other supply opportunities. To which pre-order step in the purchasing
process does this step belong? Relate this to the case at hand and explain your answer.

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The company is not satisfied with the current supplier base and issues a Request For
Information to explore other supply opportunities. To which pre-order step in the purchasing
process does this step belong? Relate this to the case at hand and explain your answer.

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This belongs to the tendering step. Suppliers are invited to submit general information that may
help them to qualify for a potential tender. In this case they should profile their customer base,
success cases, prices won, certificates, references, etc.

Supply chain management

The company is not satisfied with the current supplier base and issues a Request For Information to explore other supply opportunities. To which pre-order step in the purchasing process does this step belong? Relate this to the case at hand and explain your answer.

This belongs to the tendering step. Suppliers are invited to submit general information that may help them to qualify for a potential tender. In this case they should profile their customer base, success cases, prices won, certificates, references, etc.

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