In the past, Microsoft was typically the low-cost supplier, undercutting competitors on price and outselling them.

We want people to remember that we're a low-cost supplier of elegant gifts.

"They are still the low-cost supplier," he said.

The low-cost supplier gets hooked on the easy sales that come from acting like a commodity, and if that changes, you've got little room to maneuver.

Furthermore, bilateral pacts can damage the U.S. economy by diverting trade from low-cost foreign suppliers.

There are other low-cost suppliers of clothing, especially in Asia and Latin America.

With substantial resources committed to training and service, Businessland is placed in the difficult position of a low-cost supplier with a high-cost structure.

Initially, Chinese exporters concentrated on becoming low-cost suppliers of products like optical networking equipment.

It also illustrates what plant characteristics a close-to-market production facility must have to be competitive with low-cost, offshore suppliers.

Some have their products dropped from museum catalogs, and many no longer attract the interest of management companies, who often buy from low-cost overseas suppliers.