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- Team breathes new life to indirect procurement: Boston Scientific creates centralized group of strategic sourcing experts to leverage its spend.
- It's been an eventful 18 months for Boston Scientific. Within that period, the Natick, Mass.-based medical device maker has: received FDA clearance for its new product, the Taxus Express2 stent, in March 2004 after years of clinical trial reviews; It's been an eventful...
- Research articles 2005-07-14
- Rockwell Collins takes off: strategic sourcing becomes a way of life after the aviation electronics business spins off from Rockwell International. (Strategic Sourcing).
- Strategic sourcing is nothing new to Rockwell Collins. Before being spun off from Rockwell International in July 2001, the aviation electronics manufacturer was using a supply chain steering team SCST to direct sourcing and other activities Strategic sourcing...
- Research articles 2003-02-20
- Buying better: strategic sourcing can improve suppliers' productivity, component and product quality - and the bottom line.
- 00-00-0000 When a Honda of America team of purchasing engineers spent 13 weeks visiting a TRW Inc. autoparts plant in Juarez, Mexico, last year, they didn't get much of a reception -- at first. The Honda team was visiting TRW -- one of its supplier...
- Research articles 1997-07-21
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- Strategic Sourcing Saves $4 Million for Specialty Chemical Company
- The $300 million division of a specialty chemical company was struggling through the back end of an economic downturn. Annual sales had slipped 11%, raw material costs were up 16%, and the company found it difficult to raise prices on its products. PRTM was asked to design and implement a...
- Case studies
- Putting The Strategy Back In Your Sourcing
- Automated request for quotes RFQs and reverse auctions have practically become second nature to sourcing professionals who, as a rule, like to negotiate for the best price among the widest selection of qualified suppliers. The newest trend among enablers is to offer "end-to-end" sourcing solutions, which is an entire platform...
- White papers 2001-12-01
- Procuri, PolyOne team. (IT in Brief).(Brief Article)
- Procuri Inc., a provider of strategic e-sourcing tools and services, has formed a strategic sourcing subscription agreement with ... Procuri Inc., a provider of strategic e-sourcing tools and services, has formed a strategic sourcing subscription agreement with PolyOne Corp. Procuri's Web-based platform encompasses intra-...
- Research articles 2002-09-02
- Textron commodity team consolidates copier buy. (Sourcing Strategies).
- Using a commodity team of representatives from each of its businesses--Aircraft, Fastening Systems, Industrial Products, Industrial Components and Finance--and its headquarters location in Providence, RI., Textron Inc. has consolidated its copier buy, reducing purchase costs by 17%. Led by Ryan Doerksen,...
- Research articles 2002-10-24
- What Is a Results-Only Work Environment?
- A new management philosophy declares that giving employees complete control over their time is the best way to increase productivity in the workplace. How It Works As Ressler and Thompson put it in their book, “In a Results-Only Work Environment, people can do...
- Articles 2008-09-25
- ZMD and 1st Silicon Team for Automotive Technologies
- Wireless News 01-20-2005 ZMD and 1st Silicon Team for Automotive Technologies WIRELESS NEWS-20 January 2005-ZMD and 1st Silicon Team for Automotive Technologies C2005 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com ZMD AG and 1st Silicon Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. this week...
- Research articles 2005-01-20
- Moving a Slow-Clockspeed Business Into the Fast Lane: Strategic Sourcing Lessons From Value Chain Redesign in the Automotive Industry
- Stimulated by the creation of a global integrated organization for powertrain (engine, transmission, and controls) engineering and manufacturing at General Motors under the leadership of Arvin Mueller, a team of managers and analysts was created to perform a sweeping analysis of value chain strategy for the General Motors Powertrain organization...
- White papers 2001-12-01
- cc-hubwoo and Procuri Launch Global Partnership; Leaders in On Demand e-Procurement and On Demand Supply Management Solutions Team Up for Global Coverage
- PARIS and ATLANTA -- cc-hubwoo, the world leader in on-demand electronic procurement solutions and supplier network management and Procuri, the global leader in On Demand Supply Management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver spend analysis, strategic sourcing, e-procurement, contract management, supplier enablement and supplier management solutions on a...
- Research articles 2006-08-02
- U.S. Postal Service adds services to online catalog: MRO category-management team strategically sources maintenance services.(maintenance, repair and operations)(ISM Indirect-MRO Group )
- Michael Parson and his team continue to build a supply chain management strategy for maintenance, repair and operations MRO goods and services at the United States Postal Service USPS. First, they used an eight-step strategic sourcing process to purchase custodial and MRO supplies. Then, they took...
- Research articles 2005-11-03
- Microsoft Takes Steps To World-Class Procurement
- This article discusses the case of Microsoft. When Don Jones took the position of general manager, worldwide procurement, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash., late in 2000, the group was focused mainly on improving efficiency of the company's transaction processes. This article focuses on the work done by Jones and his team...
- Case studies 2003-04-03
- Verticalnet and WingSpan Team to Deliver Comprehensive Spend Analysis for DeCrane Aircraft Across More Than $300 Million in Direct and Indirect Spend
- MALVERN, Pa. -- Spend Visibility for DeCrane, a Mid Market Company, to Span Multiple Global Facilities Forming A Strategic Sourcing Platform Aimed at Improved Efficiency and Cost Reduction
- Research articles 2006-02-27
- Booz Allen Hamilton and ProfitLine Team One of Three Telecom Expense Management Vendors Selected by GSA
- SAN DIEGO -- ProfitLine, the leading provider of outsourced telecom expense management TEM and wireless support solutions, today announced that Booz Allen Hamilton was awarded a contract with the General Services Administration GSA under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative FSSI to support wireless telecommunication expense management services for multiple federal...
- Research articles 2008-01-30
- Accenture Broadens Purchasing Power At The U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services
- Each U.S. Department of Health and Human Services DHHS agency used to operate fairly independently, buying what it needed to equip its own operations and staff. However, as regulations changed and scrutiny tightened, it became more apparent that the department's significant purchasing power was under-utilized and under-leveraged. Department leaders thus...
- Case studies 2008-11-19
- 2005 Supply & Demand Chain 100 Case Study - Alcoa/Ariba
- Alcoa is widely known as the world's largest producer of aluminum and aluminum products, with 350 operating locations in 41 countries, bringing revenue of $23.5 billion a year. However, staying at the head of the pack is not easy. Alcoa's sourcing and procurement team was challenged to decrease the overall...
- Case studies
- Global Enabled Supply And Demand Chain Series: Sourcing
- Sourcing is a market that suffers from the lack of a discernable leader, offers applications that are simplistic in the midst of a very complex business process and bidding event functionality that is similar between products. Until the hype generated during the overblown Internet bubble died down, along with the...
- White papers 2003-03-01
- Amphenol Corporation Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. [Operators instructions]. First question from Mr. Brian White of Jefferies. Brian White - Jefferies & Co. Yes good afternoon? Martin H. Loeffler - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Good afternoon. Brian White - Jefferies...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-18
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- It can be easy for heads of procurement to lead other departments, says Iain Rayner Iain Rayner last week moved from the role of strategic sourcing director to deputy finance director. Leaving Prudential to join FTSE 250 financial consultancy St James's Place SJP, Rayner says sourcing experience is...
- Research articles 2007-12-13
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