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What successful suppliers do.

Publication: Automotive Design & Production
Publication Date: 01-JUN-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
With the crisis in today's manufacturing environment, companies are constantly asking what they can do to separate themselves from the competition. So we set out to understand what companies are doing to differentiate themselves. What we found was not all companies are struggling, and many have implemented strategies to survive and thrive. Probably the most critical thing we found was the way that companies focused on their customers. Now you are thinking, "Of course you have to be focused on the customer to survive". But surprisingly our research found the majority of companies were inwardly focused rather than customer focused.

The best companies have invested in aggressive marketing to get their brand and experience to the market and they regularly meet with...



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