Year-end supplier and partnership decision log | December 2023 archive
Retrospective archive for December 2023. Prepared on 6 October 2026; this is not an original article from that period.
First published on 6 October 2026. Reviewed on 13 October 2026. The archive month is a reference period, not the original publication date.
Practical answer: Year-end supplier and partnership decision log
For each important decision, record the question, outcome, reason and information relied on. Include the person who made or approved the decision where appropriate. Mark provisional decisions clearly. Keep actions in a separate field so the log explains both the choice and what should happen next.
December can leave a business with several conversations paused at different points. A December 2023 decision log helps preserve why an item was progressed, deferred or closed, so January does not start with the same unanswered questions.
Context for the period
The RBA’s November 2023 overview described inflation remaining high and economic growth slowing under cost-of-living and interest-rate pressures. Read the contemporary RBA overview.
An illustrative example
A hypothetical supplier introduction is deferred because the requirements are not yet defined. The log records that reason and assigns preparation of a brief for January. It does not label the supplier unsuitable without evidence. On return, the responsible person can work on the missing requirement instead of restarting the introduction from scratch.
Three points to take into the conversation
- Record the decision
- Preserve its reason
- Identify the restart action
Before progressing the conversation, check that the purpose, current information, responsible contact and next review date are clear. For a corporate-information, supplier or partnership enquiry, contact EJN Services through its own enquiry route.
The economic context comes from the report linked above. The process suggestions and examples are original editorial guidance, not RBA recommendations or records of EJN Services engagements.
Related guidance
- Preserve supplier decisions at year-end | June 2025 archive
- Financial-year close: summarise open enquiries | June 2026 archive
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