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July 2009 Webinar on Strategic Sourcing: An Eight Step Plan
The U.S. economy is not only putting pressure on manufacturers
to cut procurement costs, but is also challenging companies to
develop and deliver innovative new products. Now may be the time
to reevaluate your sourcing strategy and approach to working with
suppliers. Which suppliers are best aligned with your strategy and
which will make the best partners? What steps can you take to
establish standards 'ways of working' with suppliers to improve
performance and foster collaborative innovation?
Smart companies have established strategic sourcing initiatives
and are leveraging them to drive sales and profits as they scale
the business around the globe. This session presents an eight
point plan for a strategic sourcing initiative:
- Communicate Your Strategy
- Standardize 'Ways of Working'
- Rationalize Your Supplier Base
- Structure Communications
- Assess Quality and Risk
- Drive Performance
- Collaborative Innovation
- The Moment of Truth
Manufacturing Benchmark Studies (Aberdeen)
Available to subscribers
only
‘Global
Manufacturing: MES and Beyond Benchmark Report’, May 2006
‘The Asset
Management Benchmark Report: Moving Toward Zero Downtime’, April
2006
‘The Lean
Benchmark Report: Closing the Reality Gap’, March 2006
‘Manufacturing
Transparency: Turning Visibility into Value’, December 2005
‘The Product
Quality Report: Achieving Quality across the Global Manufacturing
Network’, December 2005
‘Best
Practices in Lean: The Momentum Builds’, June 2005
‘Process
Manufacturing Excellence: Strategies for the Plant Floor &
Beyond’, March 2005
Global
Sourcing Articles (Eqos)
Available upon
request
‘Savvy
Retailers Know How to Capitalize on Store Brands’, MMR, November
2008
‘Smart
Sourcing for Tough Times’, iFashion, October 2008
‘Private
Dancer, Dancing for Money’, Supply Chain Europe, July-August 2008
‘Final
Destination: SOA’, Worldwide Retail Automation, June 2008
‘Non-Foods:
Hold On Tight’, Progressive Grocer, April 2008
‘The Issue is
Maintaining Quality’, MMR, November 2007
‘Winning the
Sourcing Battle’, Supply Chain Europe, July-August 2007
Miscellaneous Articles (Biddle Associates)
Available upon
request
‘Daily
Forecasting: At Odds With Production?’, APICS, December 2004
‘New Venture
Viability Test’, NJTC News, April 2004
‘C-TPAT:
Staying Ahead of the Curve’, Inbound Logistics, March 2004
‘Global
Visibility: Myth or Reality?’, Journal of Commerce, February 2004
‘A Sea-Change
in the Ocean Transportation Industry’, PCFC Cargo & Trade, August
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