Wal-Mart's New Year is All About Women's Health Clicking Through 2006 Trendwatch: Sustainable Packaging P-O-P Congress Set for Feb. 22-23 Buying Custom P-O-P: Strategies for Success A supplement to P-O-P Times and P-O-P Design sponsored by Eastman Chemical Company Open Bidding: Due Diligence or Just Beating Up Vendors? When industry traditions like the 'cattle call' and creative 'shoot-out' are crossed with RFPs and reverse auctions, sparks begin to fly. Finding Candidates: Buying Begins With Selecting Right Vendor Some producers spend years knocking on doors to get that first order. And sometimes, they lose it all by mispronouncing the prospect's name. Core Bidding: Relying on a Supplier Group Cuts Work, but Takes Work Bidding projects within to a core group of educated vendors is considered the ideal by many, as long as the purchasing department doesn't get nervous. EAC Meets in New York How Clients Should Handle RFPs First Previous 407 408 409 410 411 Next Last