Introductions in English and Spanish were to be heard all around the Indigo Piping Systems facility, the venue for a reception for Indigo’s customers, suppliers and employees, all in San Francisco for the AWWA Convention. Taking advantage of the opportunity to meet face to face, deepen our relationships with our valued customers and suppliers, and enable customers and suppliers to meet each other, and building on our goal to create a network of partnerships, everyone of us put a few more bricks in the Bridge to the Future we are building together. Thanks to everyone who attended for joining us. Please enjoy the photo gallery of the reception (click picture below).

Putting a Face to our emails and phone calls! - Indigo Piping Systems Reception

Procurement (Part II)  : Why is so important to have a Corporate Procurement Policy?

Hello again, colleagues. This is another big topic. There are many concerns, anyone of which, highlight the need for a corporate procurement policy, for example: Could over-dependency on a supplier be a problem? Is there a risk of capacity failure or financial difficulty on the part of a supplier? Does a supplier have the potential to exploit its position? Could one supplier’s share of business deter other bidders? Even if “guidelines already exist, any of these concerns can give the sensation “we need a procurement policy!”  We believe the purposes of a Statement of Procurement Policy are: to provide for the fair and equitable treatment of all persons and firms involved in purchasing or supplying; assure that supplies, services and ….See More

AWWA CONVENTION 2005: Simply The Best!

Issue No. 2, October—November 2005

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QUALITY SPOTLIGHT

 

What is Quality in Procurement?

On the current world market, both manufactures and consumers require guaranties for the quality of products and services. The strong link  between Procurement and Quality is the core issue to achieve the customer service satisfaction. Quality control, assurance and management systems, accreditation and certification, quality marks and labels, standardization, metrology, etc. are often considered as technical barriers for trade...See More