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Susan Avery -- Purchasing, 1/15/2004 2:00:00 AM
Cirrus Design Corp., maker of FAA-certified small aircraft in Duluth, Minn., holds quarterly supplier workshops where purchasing discusses supplier development and outlines performance enhancement objectives. The company has a major strategic alliance for MRO items with one supplier that performs dock-to-stock service, handling more than 3,000 items per day on a just-in-time basis. Other value added services provided by MRO suppliers to Cirrus include suggestions of high-quality alternative products that reduce cost. Nancy Verhel, supply chain specialist, takes a total cost of ownership (TCO) approach to buying decisions, like that suggested by Tim Underhill in the accompanying story. Verhel, a member of PURCHASING's MRO All Star Buy team for 2003, details her company's strategy during MRO Symposium, a new virtual conference, moderated by the editors of PURCHASING. For info, please visit www.mro.purchasing.com.
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