It is the second time that Boeing has acquired a key supplier for its much-delayed new jet.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) remains a key supplier of telecommunications and networking equipment that grows with the usage of the Internet.
Raytheon, one of the five largest U.S. defense contractors, is a key supplier of missiles and radar to the military.
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Why not include an outsider or two on the team, like a current, vocally dissatisfied customer or key supplier or service provider?
On top of the natural gas flowing to Europe through pipes, Algeria has become a key supplier of liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
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The United States will effectively lose a key supplier when Mexico becomes a net oil importer, which is happening much sooner than predicted.
Additionally, the fact that SanDisk is a key supplier to Apple is likely to help it gain market share as Apple grows.
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Among other recent changes is a likely increase in the weighting assigned to the Australian dollar due to its position as a key supplier of industrial commodities to China.
Once the most valuable corporation in the world back in the late stages of the tech bubble in 2000, Cisco Systems (CSCO) remains a key supplier of telecommunications and networking equipment that grows with the usage of the Internet.
NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on this latest diplomatic squabble in an already tense relationship between the U.S. and a key oil supplier.
Hornby has reported a heavy half-yearly loss, with the toymaker blaming weak UK and Olympic sales, and disruption at a key Chinese supplier.
Its abundant natural resources, in the form of crude oil and natural gas, position the country as a key energy supplier to Europe.
Then on Wednesday, ASML Holding, a key European supplier to computer chip makers, said it swung to a profit in the second quarter after a loss in the year-ago period thanks to a sharp rebound in demand.
Lululemon said Monday it has used the same manufacturing supplier on key fabrics since 2004 and is working to understand what happened.
Fostering and protecting key relationships, particularly vendor and supplier relationships, and executing best-practice operations is paramount to achieving success.
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Caterpillar said as much when it articulated the seven key success factors for achieving its 2020 Vision at that supplier show in Tucson.
He also headed Apple's Macintosh division and played a key role in the continued development of strategic reseller and supplier relationships, ensuring flexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace.
"The key to the castle in luxury goods is access to the best supplier brands, " agrees Michael May, senior analyst at Jupiter Communications.
"The key to the castle in luxury goods is access to the best supplier brands, " agrees Michael May, a senior analyst at Jupiter Communications.
Continental, another big auto supplier, is showing off applications that turn your smartphone into a key that can open and start your car.
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Furthermore, the costs would be shared by key suppliers, such as Thales (power conversion prime), GS Yuasa (battery supplier), and Securaplane (a Meggitt subsidiary in charge of the battery charger), as their recent market sell-off indicates.
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In addition, supplier managers can layer Google Alerts into Chatter feeds in order to track news alerts for key suppliers and any external news feeds relating to those suppliers.
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