MEMORANDUM To: Xxx, Maintenance Manager From: Yyy, Purchase Manager Date: 2015/02/09 Subject: New providers New authorized providers analysis. Due to the strong competency in our sector, we need to improve our services by means of decreasing fares and improving the quality of our products. Therefore, we have authorized three new providers to the Maintenance Department. Also we want to expose the strengths and the weaknesses of each provider in order to help you to decide which one to use. The authorized providers are the following: Suministros Industriales del Jalón. This is a local company. This is a good advantage because the delivering time should be quite short and the shipment charges will be very low. Nevertheless, this company is probably the one which has less experience in our field and we doubt of the it's reliability. WURTH. This company is a international brand with a lot of experience and the best service, but they have the higher prices. MAINFER. This provider is a national company. This means the delivering time should be moderated. The company is a reliable provider and the fares are not too much highs. To summarize, we think the best option could be MAINFER. Working with this new partner will allow us to improve our service. It is true that this is not the most inexpensive option, but we strongly think that this is the best balanced one. This means we will be able on to decrease our fares in a long term.