In trying to help a student locate information for the BPL 5100 class about suppliers to a particular company (in this case United Parcel Service), the following sources might be helpful.
This information is difficult to find, as Louise noted in her May 16th post Supplier or the Supply. As the student I was trying to help told me that others were looking into UPS's filings, we tried the following:
Search Business Wire or PR Wire on Factiva for possible new contracts/joint ventures/projects, using phrases like "contract with" or "supplier to". If a company lands a large contract or signs on to supply a major company they may make an announcement about it.
Search ABI Inform, Business Source Premier, Gartner, etc for "company name" and procurement or purchasing.
If a company has a "social responsibility report" or "sustainability report" (an optional report), the report might mention organizations to which the corporation belongs. Sometimes these organizations offer awards, such as for diversity support or "greening" efforts. Sometimes the organizations have publications and they might feature a company either that is a supplier. The announcements of the awards might mention particular companies that supply materials to the firm or organizations. On a site about reducing pollution I found that UPS was working with several other organizations and companies to have cleaner vehicles.
Another librarian suggested a google search +supplies to United Parcel Service would bring up results that could be checked out.
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