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      02-08-2008, 10:59 PM   #62
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Originally Posted by lucid View Post
But I must assume you would want to have contingency plans and actively manage your supplier to make sure things are going somewhat smoothly and look for trouble on the horizon.
Bingo! I would be shocked if BMW didn't have an "out' written into their contracts with their suppliers that state certain performance milestones and guarantees. What does this mean for us, the end users of their vehicles? Nada. What does it mean for them? Potentially big discounts based on failure to deliver X amount of goods in Y amount of time.
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