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When evaluating supplier's financial stability, what are some key indicators to consider? What are some other characteristics that are important besides financial considerations? Why are those considerations important?

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When evaluating supplier's financial stability, what are some key indicators to consider? What are some other characteristics that are important besides financial considerations? Why are those considerations important?

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When evaluating supplier's financial stability, what are some key indicators to consider? What are some other characteristics that are important besides financial considerations? Why are those considerations important?

Our main consideration when conducting a supplier evaluation will be the supplier's current financial condition. This has to be our top priority. If a supplier does not have sufficient working capital, our operations will be affected because we will not be able to get the goods that we need when we need them. One of the most convenient and quickest ways to analyze working capital is to evaluate the supplier's balance sheet. If the supplier is a publicly traded company, ...

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