Adversarial purchasing is a form of strategic management designed to increase competition for a buyer's business in business-to-business relationships while simultaneously lowering the firm's dependence on a single supplier. Successful implementation of this strategy can lower the firm's prices and raise the service and attention from its suppliers.
Business term of the day - Term for July 2, 2013: "Adversarial purchasing"
Adversarial purchasing is a form of strategic management designed to increase competition for a buyer's business in business-to-business relationships while simultaneously lowering the firm's dependence on a single supplier. Successful implementation of this strategy can lower the firm's prices and raise the service and attention from its suppliers.
