ABSTRACT
Suppliers play an important role in the management of an enterprise and are vital to its success. The chapter presents a discussion of various aspects of the status of suppliers in business management. It considers the following approaches to the status of suppliers in management: 1) suppliers as a competitive force within the sector, 2) suppliers as part of the value chain system, 3) suppliers as part of the organization's environment, 4) suppliers as stakeholders of the organization, 5) suppliers as part of the organization's relational strategies, 6) suppliers as part of the supply chain, 7) the organization and its suppliers are in the concept of an ecosystem.
