Supplier, Vendor or Partner?

摘要

Suppliers and vendors are critical to the success or failure of a dryclean-ing operation. They are the source of equipment and partly responsible for its longevity; vehicles and their roadworthiness; point-of-sale (POS) systems, cleaning solutions and packaging materials. They represent your company's second-largest expense after employees. Suppliers include equipment companies, maintenance contractors and consumable supply companies. You can also consider professional services such as trainers, consultants, accountants, lawyers and bankers part of this group.