Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Convocation par les achats du management

English translation:

A meeting to be called by the supplier\'s buyers

Added to glossary by veratek
Apr 15, 2013 13:26
11 yrs ago
French term

Convocation par les achats du management

French to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
measures taken when suppliers present performance problems: (PPP is the company)

Objective: La mise en place d’une « Sécurisation tierce partie » est une mesure de protection des approvisionnements de PPP.

When is this done? Constat d’incapacité du fournisseur à mettre en place des actions conservatoires et correctives efficaces. (ISO 9000 etc)

Actions taken include: Convocation par les achats du management du fournisseur
Proposed translations (English)
3 A meeting to be called by the supplier's buyers

Discussion

Jane Proctor (X) Apr 15, 2013:
ok, thanks!
veratek (asker) Apr 15, 2013:
@Jane Hi, please submit an answer. I think your guess could very well be right. Even though I'm going to note that I wasn't sure what they meant. At least I can submit something.
Jane Proctor (X) Apr 15, 2013:
could be.. in which case, I wouldn't use the word "summons". Rather, turn around the phrase to read something like "a meeting to be called by the supplier's buyers". And if you want to stick your neck out further: "the supplier's buyers to set up a meeting with the third party".
veratek (asker) Apr 15, 2013:
Thanks Catharine.
Jane, yes, it's weird, but maybe it does make sense this way. It could be that since the suppliers know they have to do this third party thing if they have a problem, they will summon the the third party to a meeting. Because it's stated also that they have to pay for it.
Jane Proctor (X) Apr 15, 2013:
logic says that this should mean that the suppliers are summoned by the buyers to explain themselves.. except it doesn't exactly say that. In any case, it doesn't make sense in French...
Catharine Cellier-Smart Apr 15, 2013:
Seems to me "les achats" is just a (lazy) way of saying "le service achat".

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A meeting to be called by the supplier's buyers

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