But for the supplier, working with them is tricky.
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Ford's doubling of its battery-testing capabilities is one example of how crucial time is maximized as the company no longer has to search for the right supplier with the right equipment to quickly perform specific tests.
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AEM, the power supplier for the city of Milan, took over Edison, the second-biggest Italian energy firm.
Boeing's instinct will be to stay in lock-step with CFM, which is currently the only engine supplier for the 737.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey said households will be given personalised information from their supplier on their bills about the cheapest tariff the supplier offers for their payment method and the cheapest tariff overall.
Second, that TEPCO, the power supplier for Tokyo and the north-east, needs a steady stream of profits to compensate those whose lives were affected by the nuclear accident at Fukushima.
Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has called for talks with the supplier over the move.
At Phoenix Pulp and Paper, for example, the country's largest supplier of pulp for paper, a five-year battle between the controlling shareholder, a foreign company, and acquisitive Thai politicians is reaching a climax.
But the ease of the experience for the consumer, retailer and supplier alike can mean the difference between success and exasperation.
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This was a paid-membership experience (in those days, still, as much for small businesses that truly use Costco as a wholesale supplier as for the retail crowd).
The point is to be able to take all of that stuff off the desk of some administrator in the purchasing company and have it done for all more efficiently by the supplier.
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Cirrus Logic is believed to be the main supplier of audio chips for the iPhone and iPad.
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Under the changes coming in, exam boards will bid to be the only supplier of the EBC for individual subjects.
In the latest sign of weak demand for telecom infrastructure, optical networking supplier JDSU this afternoon posted mixed results for the fiscal first quarter ended September 29.
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Toshiba stock gained 3.7% after it was announced that Apple ( AAPL) had picked the Japanese company as their primary supplier for LCD screens for the iPhone.
French operator Systel has been appointed as the supplier for the system, which will be in place in 2014.
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He wanted to know why Rubbermaid wasn't clobbering the supplier for lower prices and inviting bids from cheaper rivals in China.
Intel seems in an awful mess of late, caught as a big supplier for the fading PC industry and a struggling contender in the fast-growing mobile devices market.
Right now as lead nutrition supplier for the red hot Ultimate Fighting Championships, MusclePharm with its highly visible logo is everywhere in the media, so brand awareness is high.
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Brakes, which is based in Ashford, Kent, is the supplier for the House of Commons Catering Service and last month it withdrew its steak and kidney pie, beef and onion pie, steak and kidney suet pudding, and beef Italian meatballs as a precaution.
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Under Armour announced today that it will become the official performance footwear supplier of Major League Baseball for the 2011 season.
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Intevac shares are trading sharply higher after the disk-drive and solar manufacturing equipment supplier issued robust guidance for the second quarter.
Under the terms of the agreement, Puma will become the official supplier and licensee of replica merchandise for the club.
The Polish supplier was used by the firm for about 12 months.
For example, IBM, the best-known name in early computing and still the major supplier of technology for business, offers a host of technology solutions including hardware, software, and support.
While it does sell travel services under the traditional price-disclosed model, the Name Your Own Price service allows customers (that are flexible on the date and time of travel and the choice of supplier) the option to bid for hotel stays and air tickets.
The impact on Boeing is somewhat more complex than for the predominantly non-military supplier base due to heavy disproportionate defense program cuts.
That's good news for Apple supplier Samsung, the largest flash memory-maker.
Creed also called the nebulizer supplier for same-day emergency service.
The same goes for Supplier Connection.
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