Vendor development is a program where companies motivate vendors to provide competitive prices, services, and delivery. It aims to improve raw material quality, delivery, and cost. The process involves identifying development needs, studying specifications, researching new vendors, selecting potential vendors, developing components/services, testing, finalizing terms, assessing vendors, and improving rates, delivery, and quality over time. Benefits include cost competitiveness through cheaper suppliers, more efficient supply chain management and delivery timeframes, better raw material quality, improved vendor performance, timely customer delivery, reduced inventory costs, increased profit margins, and higher company product value. Vendor development is a strategic process for competitiveness and key to achieving high standards in business.