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Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Chapter Four Outline
Developing Successful Sourcing Managing & Developing 2nd-
Strategies Tier Supplier Relationships
Supply Base Reduction Use of e-Procurement Systems
Programs
Rewarding Supplier
Evaluating & Selecting Key
Performance
Suppliers
Strategic Alliance & Supplier Benchmarking Successful
Certification Programs sourcing Practices
Outsourcing Programs Using Third-Party Supply Chain
Early Supplier Involvement Management Services
Supplier Management & Assessing & Improving Firms
Alliance Purchasing Function
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Introduction
Drivers of Strategic Sourcing
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Developing Successful Sourcing
Strategies
Successful Sourcing Strategies are different for
functional products and for innovative products.
Functional Products are MRO items and other commonly
low profit margins with relatively stable demands and
high levels of competition.
Innovative Products are characterized by short product
life cycles, volatile demand, high profit margins, and
relatively less competition.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Developing Successful Sourcing
Strategies- Cont.
The following is a framework for supply chain strategy
development:
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Developing Successful Sourcing
Strategies- Cont.
Supply Chain Sourcing Strategy Framework
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Supply Base Reduction Programs
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Evaluating & Selecting Key
Suppliers
When evaluating suppliers to be used in a strategic
partnering, purchase cost becomes relatively less
important.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Strategic Alliance and Supplier
Certification Programs
Supplier certification programs are one way to
identify strategic alliance candidates. Firms often
develop their own formal certification programs, &
most require ISO 9000 or similar certifications as one
part of the certification process.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Outsourcing Programs
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Early Supplier Involvement
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Supplier Management and Alliance
Development
Alliance development, an extension of supplier development refers
to increasing a key or strategic suppliers capabilities.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Managing & Developing Second-Tier
Supplier Relationships
Successful alliance development can indirectly
create successful, high-performing second-tier
& third-tier relationships.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Managing & Developing Second-Tier
Supplier Relationships- Cont.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Use of e-Procurement Systems
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Rewarding Supplier Performance
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
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Benchmarking Successful Sourcing
Practices
Benchmarking
An effective way to improve supply chain
performance. Benchmarking data regarding sourcing
practices can be obtained in any number of ways,
both formal and informal.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Using Third-Party Supply Chain
Management Services
Third-party logistics (3PL) & other supply chain service providers are growing
and may involve a firms sourcing, materials management, and product
distribution responsibilities.
These 3PL charge a fee for services while saving costs (estimated at 10 to 20%
of total logistics costs); and improving service, quality, and profits for their
clients.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
2005 Thomson Business and Professional Publishing
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Assessing and Improving the Firms
Purchasing Function
The purchasing function is one of the most value-enhancing functions
in any organization, preferable to periodically monitor the purchasing
functions performance against set standards, goals, and/or industry
benchmarks.
Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach by Wisner, Leong, and Tan.
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Supplier Relationship Management
Software
Skill set requirements of purchasing professionals
have been changing. Purchasing personnel must
today exhibit world-class skills such as:
1. Interpersonal communication 6. Customer focus
2. Ability to make decisions 7. Ability to manage change
3. Ability to work in teams 8. Influencing & persuasion
4. Analytical skills skills
5. Negotiation skills 9. Strategic skills
10. Understanding business
conditions
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