Logistics Outsourcing Tender – How Many Suppliers to Invite?
A question I hear all the time is: How many suppliers should you include in a logistics outsourcing tender? It’s not always straightforward. Open tenders, common in government and large corporations, allow any supplier to bid. While this ensures impartiality, it often attracts an overwhelming number of responses, many of which are unsuitable. Closed tenders, where a select group of suppliers is invited to bid, are far more focused and efficient…