Supply Chain-Category/Sourcing/Supplier Management Flashcards
What is sourcing?
Sourcing is the number of supply chain practices aimed at finding, evaluating and engaging suppliers of goods and services.
What does supplier management include? (7)
Supplier management includes but is not limited to:
- Contract negotiation
- Pricing
- Evaluation
- Business reviews
- Consolidation
- Evaluation of supplier base
- Identifying new sources
- Strategic alignments.
How many and which suppliers groups does SLB have?
2 groups: Category who manages global suppliers and Local who manage suppliers specific to NAM
What Sourcing is responsible for?
Setting up contracts with suppliers (with considerations for price, lead times, quality, etc.)
Who has the authority to approve the inclusion of new suppliers?
- District manager
- GeoMarket supply chain manager
- Basin supply chain manager
- Field service manager
- District administrative clerk
By who is confirmed the selection and award?
The final supplier selection and award will be confirmed by Sourcing personnel and stakeholders
What is the process for approval of new suppliers? (6 steps)
- Selection and award confirmation by sourcing personnel and stakeholders will be sent notification to suppliers.
- Approved supplier set up
- Assignation on supplier manager
- Supplier communication
- Post Award finalization
- Document storage
On the process to select suppliers for what is the award conditional? (2)
product and service qualification
After supplier set up is complete for what is Sourcing personnel responsible?
Sourcing personnel are responsible for ensuring a successful implementation by coordinating with Procurement.
What are the 2 consideration we need to think or do before the project is consider complete?
Any obsolete suppliers must be removed from the system and project cost savings entered before the project is considered complete.
What is ASL stands for?
Approved Supplier List
What is ASL?
The ASL is the system that Supply Chain uses to:
- document information on suppliers
- request for changes to a supplier record
- request to add new supplier.
What information ASL holds regarding to suppliers? (6)
It is not limited to this.
- Services or products provided
- Contracts
- Risk and risk analysis
- Business review
- Pricing
- Contracts
Who is responsible to managing ASL?
Supply chain
To who is assigned to every supplier?
A Supplier manager