Some big companies, like the retailer Target, still use suppliers that employ prisoners.

If we can't, then using outside suppliers is an alternative.

There aren't going to be any vacancies but we plan to use local suppliers for minor services and part of our food.

The company is using outside suppliers to provide more parts and reducing employment through attrition.

Ford has continued to raise the minimum standard for the award - and by 1991 will use only suppliers that meet it.

Q. At what point do you switch to using suppliers from other parts of the world, and what is the cost associated with doing this?

Hospitals have been using different suppliers of health data systems in order to adopt electronic medical records.

We are working to make it easier than ever to use diverse suppliers.

For example, you might try to use local suppliers as much as possible.

Michael Smith's small business has strong environmental and ethical principles and he uses local suppliers.