Entries tagged as suppliers communication

Our supplier members come from all over the  world but a large majority of our new members comes from Asia. Based on our own traffic numbers the level of entrepreneurial economic activity in countries like India, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan is very high and there is a lot of suppliers looking for western buyers. We cater to small and medium size businesses offering them yet another venue to get noticed. This is where the ‘English as a second language’ bit really comes to play as most of these companies are trying to attract western buyers into a direct supplier-buyer relationship.

In my recent conversation with M.B. Jalal, Executive Director of KR Source Ltd, a small garment supplier from Bangladesh we discussed issues facing suppliers like his company in the current economic conditions (Mr. Jalal has recently joined our community). Answering my questions about the major challenges in his business I was surprised to hear that

Who’s to blame if your supply chain falters?

As an operations management professor, I am always asking my graduate students a lot about their own companies and sometimes I am disappointed with the answers I get.