Chapter 5 - Sourcing Flashcards
Order Fulfillment
- Purchasing, producing, and logistics are responsible.
Purchasing
Acquires the inputs used to support production and day-to-day business activities.
Production
Converts sourced inputs into a product or service that customers value.
Logistics
Transports and stores goods, assuring that inbound materials are available for operations and that outbound finished products are available when and where the customer wants to buy them.
SCOR Model (Supply-Chain Operations Reference)
- Creates a common vision for managing and coordinating five SC processes.
1. Plan
2. Source
3. Make
4. Deliver
5. Return
Plan
- Balance demand and supply
- Develop a course of action to meet needs.
- Aligns SC plan with financial plan.
Source
- Processes that purchase goods and services to meet planned or actual demand.
- Selecting suppliers
- Establish policies
- Schedule deliveries
- Assess performance
Make
Process that transforms product to a finished product.
- Scheduling production
- Measuring performance
- Managing inventory
- Configuring the network
Deliver
Providing the finished goods and services to customers.
- Order management
- Warehouse management
- Transportation management
Return
Processes associated with the return of products for any reason.
- Includes post delivery customer support.
- Reverse logistics
- Long term customer support
Purchasing as a Strategic Function
- Purchased inputs became a primary operating cost.
- Just in time manufacturing place greater emphasis on long time supplier relationships.
- New technologies made it possible to store and track info.
- Better trained and more competent managers began to enter the supply arena.
Cost of Sourcing
- .55 of each dollar spent on purchased goods and services.
- 60-80% of operating expenses
- The single largest cost category.
The Sourcing Process
- Need is Identified and Communicated
- Supplier is selected
- An order is placed and transaction is managed.
- Performance is measured and relationships are developed.
Recognition and Description of a Need
- Begins the sourcing process
- Use of a purchasing policy or procedure handbook, guidelines in place.
- Purchase Requisition
Purchase Requisition
- Clearly describe and communicates needs to sourcing.
- Item description
- Requisitioning Department
- Authorizing Signature
- Purchase quantity
- Delivery date
- Location
Supplier Selection
- Identification
- Evaluation
- Approval
- Monitoring
* Most important step
- High quality, low cost