On the other hand, someone with no plan in mind is probably going to end up with one of the agent's preferred suppliers.

You should then be in a position to come up with a single preferred supplier.

If you are happy with the proposed solution of the preferred supplier, you can move to the contract stage.

Atos Origin are still on the list of preferred suppliers for the Government.

It is the preferred supplier of equipment for a select range of products, globally.

This has landed them a contract with two firms in China- one of which "is a preferred supplier" for China's utility industry.

However, more work needs to be done on creating a list of preferred suppliers.

At the same time, it is drawing up a list of preferred suppliers and aiming to reduce the total number.

Over here, some lenders are giving data to preferred suppliers; others seem unwilling to participate.

Their position as preferred suppliers to the combined company could be particularly important as the industry matures.