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Shubham Gupta
Rahul Sadhu
Kaushal Seth
Avneesh Bansal
Suraj Kandoi
Ameya Shire
Suman Sarkar
Company Background
Business model
Identification of needs:
• Establish product requirements & Understand technical direction
• Formulate 3-5 years strategy
• Work closely with their Tier-1 Suppliers (major partners) to develop
new technology and components
Supplier Identification
• Determine make vs buy
• Pick sole-vs.-multiple suppliers
• Understand supplier capabilities; technical & manufacturing
Supplier communication
• Document product requirement
• Formulate an RFQ
Negotiation of Terms
• Philosophy of Sun Micro is to develop close ties with their suppliers
Supplier Liaison
• Manage the scorecard
• Communicate with suppliers
Logistics Management
• Convey forecasts
• Control inventory costs
• Manage end-of-life cycle
Balance Scorecard
The delivery Leadtime rating scheme compares the supplier’s demonstrated time to
the committed Leadtime(agreed by the supplier)
Demostration lead time Award points for lead time (max = 10)
At or below committed lead time 10
Less than 5% above committed lead time 6.6
5% to 9.9% above committed lead time 5
10% to 14.9% above committed lead time 3.3
15% to 24.9% above committed lead time 2
25% or more above committed lead time 0
Price Index
Here the factor of price is included in the scorecard where (Target Price)/(Actual
Price) is compared within the range.
Finally scorecard is calculated by taking the product of Price Index with the sum of
the scores for the four factors.
Category Global Scores
Quality 27
Leadtime/ Delivery/ Flexibility 26
Technology 20
Support 15
Total for Performance Matrix 88
Price Index 0.98
Score Score 86.24