Vendor certification: seven steps to a better product

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A four-step guide for designing a vendorcertification program is outlined. Vendor certification, a management tool for improving competitiveness, involves the thorough analysis of all aspects of a vendor's performance to ensure that its products will consistently meet the expectations of consumers. Implementation of such a program can lead to reducedinventories, less waste, shorter lead times, improved supplier relations, lowercosts and others.

Methods, Purchasing, Management, Industrial suppliers

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Schwartau to control Hero

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Schwartau International of Germany, a preserves and bakery products company, has taken conrol of Hero of Switzerland, a fruit juice and preserves company, followng year long negotiations. They will form the largest preserves manufacturer in Europe, and plans to expand into other products such as sweets, and soft drinks, which have greater growth potential.

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pure Jams & Preserves, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Fruit industry, Fruit trade, Jam, Hero, Schwartau International

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A personal holiday

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A German immigrant remembers his initial trip to the US as a young boy and their family's arrival on Feb. 22, 1940. He also recounts how he managed to learn English in three months' time and his subsequent entry into journalism.

Personal narratives, Column, Immigrants, Presidents' Day

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