Selecting a supplier · Weighing advantages and constraints

Weighing advantages and constraints in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Weighing advantages and constraints.

Compare options against clear criteria such as cost, time and quality. Advantage, drawback and whereas help express differences without overstating them.

Context: Selecting a supplier. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

Supplier B is more expensive, although its schedule is more flexible.

المورد ب أغلى، لكن جدوله أكثر مرونة.

If our requirements are likely to change, that flexibility may justify the difference.

إذا كان من المرجح تغير متطلباتنا، فقد تبرر تلك المرونة فرق السعر.

We should compare both offers using the same assumptions before recommending either one.

ينبغي أن نقارن العرضين بالافتراضات نفسها قبل التوصية بأي منهما.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Supplier B is more expensive, although its schedule is more flexible.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: ينبغي أن نقارن العرضين بالافتراضات نفسها قبل التوصية بأي منهما.