The new proposals outlined today would make suppliers accountable to the police and remove the anonymity of purchasers to deter impulsive purchases and irresponsible sales.

Hazel Blears

We have nothing more to add. But as we have said all along we remain focused on executing our 'Plan to Win,' which is delivering solid results by improving our restaurant experience for our customers and insuring alignment with our franchisees and suppliers and adding value to shareholders.

Anna Rozenich

It made sense to go with the Japanese manufacturer for the first hybrid, ... But now we feel it is very important to try to build partnerships with U.S.- based suppliers.

Richard Parry

We want to increase revenue and source more business with fewer suppliers.

Perry Mulligan

We've already had really good reports from Microsoft and Intel and those are the two most important suppliers to Dell. Both had upside surprises from their PC and server-related business.

Mark Stahlman

Right now we're forecasting demand for that scenario, ... We need to get an idea of the products that are required and the capabilities of our suppliers. The demand could be huge, and the contracts could be very big.

Frank Johnson

The key issues to watch from here would be the negotiations and litigations with other DRAM suppliers.

Mark Edelstone

The savings we expect from this contract with IBM will contribute to both operational and process innovation and simplification, which improves services to our customers and suppliers.

Perry Mulligan

Tom Taylor brings decades of company and retail experience to his new role. He has touched virtually every part of company and has in-depth knowledge of stores, products, associates, suppliers and customers. Tom has served in numerous leadership roles that have directly influenced merchandising and marketing efforts.

Bob Nardelli

A lot of areas right now that we're feeding into are suppliers for manufacturing in Boone County.

Tom Austin

We see it in lumber, concrete, insulation, drywall and vinyl. Every week we see memos (from suppliers) of price increases of 5% to 10%.

Jason Deboer

If our suppliers have access to what's moving and what our customers are doing, this is to their advantage. They can anticipate demand a lot better.

Charles Anderson

Well it's not going to be painless for the suppliers.

Alan Mills

We are committed to developing strong relationships with a select group of more capable, more financially stable strategic suppliers on a long-term basis. Strong suppliers and proven processes that everyone sticks to religiously go hand in hand with delivering innovation, quality and lower costs.

Anne Stevens

On future business, we evaluate all suppliers on the same basis - technology, quality, cost and supply. Everybody has the same chance to perform under these measurements and see how they perform on the scorecard.

Markus Mainka

If [Ford's] suppliers say, 'No, we're not going to be able to exchange [XML] documents based on their format,' guess what -- they're not going to do business with Ford.

Jeremy Burton

We believe this merger is in the best interests of all those connected with Lone Star. Our shareholders will receive a substantial premium to the current market value of their stock, and our customers, suppliers and employees will benefit from the combined resources of the two companies.

David Wallace

We expect suppliers to be as committed as we are to our customer's success. We have to get a total package of value from our suppliers that meet or exceed our customer's expectations.

Everett Tucker

Bottled water is essentially regulated on the honor system in most states. Unlike tap water suppliers, bottlers need not disclose to consumers known contaminants in their products.

Dr. Eric Olson

Suppliers don't want to run two lines. This will become a big issue for the industry because there is still a market need for those non-compliant legacy components.

Eric Karofsky

The standard is critically important, as companies have been struggling over their materials information. They really need a format. The standard will be very positive for component suppliers delivering the information and for the OEMs and contract manufacturers [CM] that are consuming the information.

Eric Karofsky

When they make their contracts, the auto suppliers now assume that auto companies will pay less each year.

Efraim Levy

We are really the arms suppliers to a significant series of wars going on.

Edgar Bronfman

We have strong commitments from our suppliers and feel, based upon their feedback, that we can anticipate a decline in our lead times to customers over the next few months. In general, we are seeing solid improvement in lead times overall.

Ed Chapman

All of our raw material suppliers must be approved by McDonald's and have to meet certain standards outlined by them. We conduct regular supplier audits on animal welfare and cleanliness; slaughterhouses must meet high standards as well. When and if we do find a problem, it is never a 'gotcha' scenario. We work together with our suppliers to resolve any problems.

Fred Sanchez

We have made some progress influencing the sourcing decision that our customers make. There are a growing number of examples of where we participated in the customer design and development and made recommendations about suppliers. The customer allowed us to make sourcing decisions on their behalf.

Everett Tucker