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Running the Numbers: Procurement outsourcing refers to the complete or partial transfer of the business processes, infrastructure and resources associated with purchasing all indirect costs, including contracted services, by a company to a third-party services provider. Procurement outsourcing is one segment of the larger Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. The Everest report found...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Operational planning, Cygnus Business Media, procurement, business process, BPO, supplier; White papers
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Fortune 100 Manufacturer / Perfect Commerce: This Fortune 100 Manufacturer has more than 115 years experience building and optimizing facilities across the globe, but when it came to optimizing its sourcing and procurement operations, the company's Building Solutions unit turned to an on-demand supplier relationship management solution to drive end user adoption and achieve uniform processes...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Channel management, Manufacturing, Cygnus Business Media, Perfect Commerce Inc., supplier relationship, supplier relationship management, procurement, demand chain, supplier, manufacturer, sourcing, on-demand, tool; Case studies
Managing the MRO Monster: With sharp cost increases an ongoing reality across many categories, savings targets may seem elusive to even the most experienced procurement organizations. Year-over-year price decreases have no doubt become increasingly hard to find. But by looking at a well-established spend category from a new perspective, they can be captured. Applying...; Tags: Cygnus Business Media, procurement, information technology; White papers
250 KW Sofc Combined Heat and Power Demonstration Plant: Kinectrics had an agreement was signed by Ontario Power Generation, Natural Resources Canada, Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation and the U.S. DOE to design, assemble, commission and operate a 250 kW solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) combined heat and power demonstration plant. Kinectrics' responsibilities included equipment engineering and specifications, subsystem design...; Tags: instrumentation, subsystem, Combined Heat and Power, procurement, storage system, commission, agreement, storage, hardware; Case studies
The Cool Tools for Purchasing B2B Financial Rating System: Procurement professional have an obligation to identify and quantify significant sourcing risks. When a company invests in a procurement automation tool, whether its is an enterprise application or an on-demand solution, chances are that it will invest a significant amount of energy into implementation. Thoughtful supplier selection for procurement and...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, sourcing, B2B, procurement, enterprise application, on-demand, supplier, financial, industry, tool; White papers

procurement Process Review at Global Manufacturing Company: Protiviti was involved in the Procurement Process Review at Global Manufacturing Company. It identified critical control gaps, and policy inefficiencies in the process. It provided process and control improvement recommendations based on leading practices and developed a compliance-monitoring plan, including daily, monthly, quarterly and annual review procedures, tools and templates....; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Protiviti, procurement, analysis, environment, tool; Case studies
procurement for Aerospace and Defense From IBM: One can transform an aerospace and defense company's purchasing processes into lean procurement operations. IBM can help develop the supply base partners with world-class standards. IBM can also help to consolidate fragmented purchasing structures and flush out savings through leading-edge direct and indirect purchasing practices. IBM also offers in-house or...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Aerospace & Defense, aerospace, procurement, IBM Corp., benefit; White papers
Making It Pay - Converting the Early Promise of procurement Into Realized Value Through Outsourcing: Global financial institutions sink or swim in today's highly competitive markets based on their ability to source and distribute capital at attractive prices with the right service package, while keeping costs down across the board. In such a challenging environment, purchasing and paying for everything from paper to computers can...; Tags: Accenture Ltd., distraction, outsourcing, procurement, board, financial, environment, computer; White papers
An Algorithm for procurement in Supply-Chain Management: This paper proposes a technique for use in supply-chain management that assists the decision-making process for purchases of direct goods. Based on projections for future prices and demand, RFQs are constructed and quotes are accepted that optimize the level of inventory each day, while minimizing total cost. The problem is...; Tags: Supply chain management (SCM), Government of Canada, SCM, supply chain, procurement, decision-making, technique; White papers
Prioritizing the Intranet's Evolution: When building, redesigning or enhancing a company's intranet, why would a person implement a procurement solution that would only be used by a small percentage of users? In contrast, an online directory might prove to be easier to implement and produce a far bigger impact to the organization. This is...; Tags: Intranet, procurement; White papers
Making “Req to Check”: It has been realized that demanding competitive, economic, and market place conditions are causing executives to re-evaluate every aspect of their business operations and market positioning. A key area of this evaluation involves the procurement business process. In many companies, conditions such as decentralized operations, autonomous company culture, and outdated...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Outsourcing, Electronic Data Systems Corp., procurement, outsource, positioning, benefit; White papers
Nothing to Lose But Overhead, Unnecessary Costs and Errors: Typical procurement processes within an organization include one or more purchasing/selling departments, all of which rely on paper-based systems. Purchase orders (POs), requests for quotes (RFQs), invoices and payments are transmitted via phone, mail, fax and e-mail. E-Procurement, on the other hand, links procurement organizations through a centralized, Web-based system....; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, e-procurement, procurement, fax, compliance, payment, phone, e-mail, Web; White papers
The City of Eugene: PeopleSoft Version 8.4 procurement Card Implementation: The City of Eugene, is Oregon's second largest city that covers approximately 41.5 square miles and is home to more than 140,000 people. Emerging Solutions assisted the City with upgrading their Financials 7.02 system to Version 8.4, going live on July 7th, 2003. After the upgrade project, the City asked...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, procurement, PeopleSoft Inc., business process; Case studies
2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Fortune 100 Retailer / EnergyWindow, Inc.: national retailer had ongoing energy procurement requirements for a large number of facilities in many deregulated states. The company sought a way to simplify a high volume of requests for quotation and subsequent bidding scenarios in a variety of differently structured energy markets. As part of its procurement strategy, the...; Tags: Retail, Purchasing & Procurement, Cygnus Business Media, procurement, retail company, demand chain, natural gas, online auction, sourcing, tool; Case studies
Travel and procurement: The Convergence: According to a recent Aberdeen Group survey, companies that don't use an integrated travel and entertainment (T&E) expense management service, like Concur Travel & Expense, are falling behind in almost every measure of financial management. Aberdeen refers to these companies as "laggards" and presents figures showing that...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Concur Technologies, Aberdeen Group Inc., procurement, survey, financial management, compliance, entertainment, financial, benefit; White papers 2007-10-01
Supplier Diversity: Who's Doing and Marketing it Well? And Does it Sacrifice Savings?: Supplier diversityÂ is imperativeÂ in a global, multi-cultural business market, but it can be challenging to reconcile supplier diversity initiatives with cost-cutting initiatives. According to a 2006 study by The Hackett Group, companies can expand their supplier diversity programs without sacrificing savings. So who's doing it well, and how...; Tags: Channel management, Lori Deschene, marketing, supplier, procurement budget, procurement, women, Supplier Diversity; Blog posts 2007-12-19
SAP procurement for Public Sector: Maximize Government Purchasing Power and Improve Contract Compliance: It's hard to ensure effective procurement with traditional solutions that lack support for a complex procurement life cycle. But the SAP Procurement for Public Sector package is tailored to meet these demands. It helps you improve operational efficiency and service levels as well as satisfy policies and regulations. As a...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, procurement, SAP AG, compliance; White papers 2007-09-01
Optimal procurement Auctions Of Divisible Goods With Capacitated Suppliers: The literature on procurement auctions (reverse auctions) typically assumes that the suppliers are uncapacitated. Consequently, these auction mechanisms award the contract to a single supplier. A model is considered where suppliers have limited production capacity, and both marginal costs and the production capacities are private information. This paper constructs the...; Tags: Channel management, Purchasing & Procurement, Columbia University, procurement, auction, supplier, environment; White papers 2007-08-31
RPF Evaluation Tool: This tool can be used as an evaluation tool for measuring the competence of potential Commercial Card (corporate T&E card and/or procurement card) suppliers.; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, American Express Co., procurement, tool, supplier; Tools & templates 2006-11-02
How HP can help IT, facilities, and procurement work together to maximize productivity and minimize costs: It takes three to develop a solid strategy for running an efficient printing environment: IT, facilities, and procurement. This HP white paper explains how a cooperative strategy involving all three of these departments can help increase staff productivity in the IT department, lower total operational costs...; Tags: Document management, Purchasing & Procurement, printing, procurement, strategy, Hewlett-Packard Co., imaging, barrier, business process, information technology, asset; White papers 2007-08-01