Assertion: customer's supplier | /r/CapableOf | gather data
Facets:
value: by placing a team member
type: MANNER
value: at no charge to the customer
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in order to gain a better understanding
type: PURPOSE
value: about their customers
type: OTHER
value: firsthand
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Field value assessments call for suppliers to gather data about their customers firsthand whenever possible.
text: For example, the supplier might offer to provide the resources to gather the data at no charge to the customer and guarantee to share all findings.
text: Sometimes, suppliers find it useful to gather data by placing a team member in a key functional area of the customer’s organization for a week or two in order to gain a better understanding of what is actually being done and where things can go wrong during the day.