The difference between a supplier relationship and a strategic partnership is not contract length. Instead, it comes down to the depth of commercial and operational alignment between two organizations with compatible goals. A supplier provides a product, sets a price, and processes orders. In contrast, a strategic partner works toward joint growth. The partner can
Japan has always had a complicated relationship with mobile technology. On one hand, it was decades ahead of the world — Japanese consumers were browsing the internet on their phones and paying for train tickets with a tap long before most countries had reliable 3G. On the other hand, Japan has a well-documented tendency to