Contracts pertinent for limiting impossibility as an excuse for supplier non-performance.
A supplier has notified the hospital materials manager that a contract delivery date for medical supplies won't be met. When pressed for an explanation, the supplier says that it is impossible for performance to be made. This puzzles the materials manager, and he wonders if the supplier can avoid performance for such a reason. In this dialogue, Dr. Decker discusses the legal issues involved.
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D003132:Commerce / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States