Supplier

From Elsmar Cove Quality Assurance and Business Standards Wiki

(1) Supplier - A company which supplies parts or services to another company (aka Vendor) or a part of a company which supplies something to another part of that company.

(2) ISO 9000:2005

" 3.3.6

supplier

organization (3.3.1) or person that provides a product (3.4.2)

EXAMPLE - producer, distributor, retailer or vendor of a product, or provider of a service or information

NOTE 1 - a supplier can be internal or external to the organization.

NOTE 2 - in contractor situation a supplier is sometimes called "contractor" "

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Elsmar Cove forum discussion threads:

Supplier vs. Vendor - What is the difference?

Supplier - Definition