Determining suppliers financial strength

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Read Appendices B: Financial Statement Analysis and C: Planning a Facility Visit of Chapter 11: Sourcing.

Part A:

Which 3 financial measures would you use and think are most important in determining a supplier's financial strength?

Part B:

If you were planning a supplier plant visit, what would you be particularly interested in knowing (that isn't covered in the textbook)?

Part C:

What two things did you learn about Global Supply Management this week that you did NOT know and found interesting?

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