The three essential components of a successful business relationship are price, quality and service. If the numbers dona??t make sense, nothing else does. If the quality is not within a reasonable range of perfection, price doesna??t matter. If the service is weak or non existent, good luck getting the product you ordered, especially if ita??s custom!

Many companies are stronger in some areas than others. In other words, the balance is not always equal. The interesting thing is that the bigger ones arena??t necessarily always the better ones. Whereas the smaller to mid size companies must be more competitive and pay more attention to detail to stay in the game.

The goal as a buyer is to produce with a company that has a balance of the three and thoroughly test all three of these areas in this