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Vendor negotiation · Preserving the relationship

A qualified excipient supplier has had three quality escapes this year, but re-qualifying elsewhere is costly. Walk me through how you'd push them hard on quality without blowing up a relationship you depend on.

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Three escapes in a year is a pattern, not bad luck, so this is a firm conversation, but hard on the problem and soft on the relationship.…

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