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摘要

Being too picky is rarely seen as a good quality, but in manufacturing there's no way around it. Carefully selecting just the right site for a new factory or which new product market to explore are critical decisions and can't be made without doing all the necessary homework. So it stands to reason that picking a new supplier would fall under the same scrutiny. However, as many manufacturers would probably admit, it's only recently that they have given those decisions the detailed attention they deserve. According to Paul Griffin, director of global sourcing and retail information services for Avery Dennison, selecting quality suppliers has always been important for the company, which manufactures print and fabric labels and a variety of office supplies.