SCM Supplier Evaluation

Apr 27, 2019

Closing the Gap Between Buyers and Sellers: “Everything is Changed, Nothing is Different”

We hosted an extremely successful set of speakers at our SCRC meeting this past week.  One of my core beliefs, that I’ve espoused over the 30 years that I’ve been… 

Jul 16, 2018

Pharmaceutical offshoring makes recalls more costly with more quality headaches

I spent some time working on a study of how offshoring impacts quality issues, specifically product recalls, with a number of researchers at the University of Palermo, led by Manfredi… 

Jun 21, 2018

The Risks and Benefits of Socializing with Suppliers

I had a chance to meet with a group of supply chain executives at the University of Calgary this week, which included a discussion by Ken Rawson.  Ken has over… 

Dec 21, 2011

Supplier Management – The Need of the Hour [Webinar Recording]

About the Supplier Management – The Need of the Hour Webinar This webinar focuses on the topic of supplier relationship management, and deals with the questions that many supply chain… 

Jan 24, 2011

Expected Costs and Benefits: An Analysis of Supplier Evaluation

Expected Costs and Benefits Benefits Costs h2. Benefits By becoming more competent in supplier evaluation, firms can expect a number of financial and non-financial benefits. Each particular quality sought in… 

Jan 24, 2011

Implementation Issues: An Analysis of Supplier Evaluation

Implementation Issues 7-Stage Process 1. Develop a high-level plan 2. Develop a process plan 3. Acquire data 4. Evaluate supplier 5. Select / develop supplier 6. Implement the project 7.… 

Jan 24, 2011

Associated Technologies: An Analysis of Supplier Evaluation

Associated Technologies Business-to-Business Networks (B2B) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web Exchanges Trust and Information Sharing Given the variety of services and products that the economy provides,… 

Jan 24, 2011

Performance Measurements and Metrics: An Analysis of Supplier Evaluation

Performance Measurements and Metrics Categorical System Weighted Point Method Cost-Based System Total Cost of Ownership Approach Frequency of Assessment How Measurements are Used Based on the more current partnership approach,… 

Jan 24, 2011

Definitions: An Analysis of Supplier Evaluation

Definitions Economic Order Quantity Just-in-Time Total Quality Management Life Cycle Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Extensible Markup Language (XML) p. Supplier Evaluation is a sourcing strategy used to assess suppliers in… 

Jan 24, 2011

Background: An Analysis of Supplier Evaluation

Background Adversarial Model Economic Order Quantity Concept Partnership Model Supplier Evaluation h2. Adversarial Model It was not until the late 1960s that purchasing was considered more than a clerical function…