The program, Supplier-Connection.net, launching Thursday, would let business owners fill out a single application online to become an acceptable supplier to 15 major corporate partners including Office Depot Inc.

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One way is to request a credit application (so dubbed because the supplier is essentially offering an unsecured loan): This sets the terms of the transaction and the procedures to deal with conflicts when they come up.

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The decision, issued on July 22nd by the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, concerned an application by the Nanjing Zishi Law Firm to register a trademark on behalf of a Chinese supplier of agricultural products.

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Still, it was a little bewildering watching hourly mechanics discuss FAA regulations regarding the application of zinc chromate to engine parts, or who eats the cost of engine parts from an outside supplier that have been sitting in the reject cart for a couple of days.

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