Weiss M S
Ernst & Young LLP, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hosp Mater Manage Q. 1998 Feb;19(3):1-10.
Companies are currently abandoning vertical integration in order to focus on their core competencies and capabilities. As a result, higher percentages of their products are being provided by suppliers. In today's global marketplace, customers can demand and receive products that possess excellent quality. In order to remain competitive, companies must be able to provide high-quality products at low prices. The quality of components purchased from suppliers influences product quality more than any other factor except design quality, and since purchased materiel make up such a large percentage of a company's product, ensuring supplier quality has become an economic imperative.
公司目前正在摒弃垂直整合，以便专注于其核心竞争力和能力。因此，其产品中更高比例由供应商提供。在当今全球市场中，客户可以要求并获得具有卓越质量的产品。为了保持竞争力，公司必须能够以低价提供高质量产品。从供应商处采购的零部件质量对产品质量的影响比除设计质量之外的任何其他因素都要大，而且由于采购物资在公司产品中占如此大的比例，确保供应商质量已成为一项经济要务。
