Is it wrong to have one supplier for your business?

King Belieal

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I thought that it is good to be consistent in the way you run your business and that also involves having a steady supplier for your business. But people say that it is a bad business practice to have one supplier for your business. Is it wrong to work with one supplier?

How do you manage multiple suppliers for your business?
 

Shavkat

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It depends on the kind of business being launched and operated. If they need to outsource, then it is best to have suppliers to continue their operation and sustain their profit.
 

Fidelia

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There is nothing like consistency in having just a single supplier for your business. It is a recipe for disappointment and you would be heavily disappointed.
 

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If you are getting better deals, there is nothing wrong, however, to be on a safe side, you should also have second supplier
 

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I think it is okay to work with one single supplier if it is reliable. That said, on the safe side, you should always check for alternatives should anything go wrong with your regular supplier.
 

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I thought that it is good to be consistent in the way you run your business and that also involves having a steady supplier for your business. But people say that it is a bad business practice to have one supplier for your business. Is it wrong to work with one supplier?

How do you manage multiple suppliers for your business?
I feel this is wrong because one supplier for your business may not make you have all the goods. There are some times when the person may not have some particular goods and you’d need to get from another supplier
 

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I thought that it is good to be consistent in the way you run your business and that also involves having a steady supplier for your business. But people say that it is a bad business practice to have one supplier for your business. Is it wrong to work with one supplier?

How do you manage multiple suppliers for your business?
in my business I have multiple suppliers and each of them have their advantages, there are some I go to when I need ASAP supplies, there are the ones who can get me affordables, so it's never a bad idea to have more than one supplier for a particular commodity.
 

Bisolami

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in my business I have multiple suppliers and each of them have their advantages, there are some I go to when I need ASAP supplies, there are the ones who can get me affordables, so it's never a bad idea to have more than one supplier for a particular commodity.
Having one supplier is surely going to disappoint you so it is always better to make sure that you have more than one supplier so that you can always have where to fall back to if one disappoints you
 
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