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- Category Management: Streamlined Procurement Function
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Supplier category management programs involve the strategic development, assessment, and monitoring of procurement and supplier performance in specific supplier categories.
Type: Benchmarks and Metrics Topics: Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Alliances, Organization and Management, External Relationships, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Partnerships Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.2.2 Select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts, 4.2.3 Order materials and services, 4.2.4 Appraise and develop suppliers- Relevance: 75%
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- Category Management and the Potential for Robust Supplier Relationships
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Supplier category management programs involve the strategic development, assessment, and monitoring of procurement and supplier performance in specific supplier categories. Data from APQC's Open Standards ...
Type: Benchmarks and Metrics Topics: Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Alliances, Organization and Management, External Relationships, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Partnerships Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.2.2 Select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts, 4.2.3 Order materials and services, 4.2.4 Appraise and develop suppliers- Relevance: 73%
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- Supply Chains Go Collaborative–Inside and Outside
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During an interview with APQC, Chris Caplice, executive director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, explains how supply chain management executives need highly developed collaborative skills to run ...
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Sales and Operations Planning, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Shipping, Logistics, Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement, Supplier Partnerships Processes: 4.1.7.1 Review distribution network, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.1.7.2 Establish sourcing relationships, 4.2.1.4 Match needs to supply capabilities, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network- Relevance: 63%
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- Organizations Using Category Management Need Fewer Procurement Employees
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APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations with category management programs have greater efficiency among procurement employees and thus need fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) ...
Type: Benchmarks and Metrics Topics: Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management Processes: 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.1 Develop procurement plan, 4.2.1.6 Seek opportunities to improve efficiency and value, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.2.2 Select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts, 4.2.2.1 Select suppliers- Relevance: 63%
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- APQC/AME Benchmarking CoP Webinar: Supplier Category Management
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This webinar produced by APQC and AME (the Association for Manufacturing Excellence) looks at supplier category management, which is related to supplier relationship management.
Type: Presentations Topics: Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Partnerships Processes: 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1.4 Match needs to supply capabilities, 4.2.1.6 Seek opportunities to improve efficiency and value, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.2.2 Select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts, 4.2.2.1 Select suppliers, 4.2.4.2 Prepare/Analyze procurement and vendor performance, 4.2.4 Appraise and develop suppliers- Relevance: 62%
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- APQC/AME Benchmarking CoP Webinar: Supplier Category Management (slides)
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These slides from a Webinar produced by APQC and the Association for Manufacturing Excellence look at supplier category management, which is related to supplier relationship management.
Type: Presentations Topics: Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Partnerships Processes: 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.1 Develop procurement plan, 4.2.1.4 Match needs to supply capabilities, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.2.2 Select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts- Relevance: 62%
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- Supplier Relationship Management: Designing an Effective Program
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This article covers the details of how to design a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Procurement Processes: 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.1 Develop procurement plan, 4.2.1.6 Seek opportunities to improve efficiency and value, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.2.2 Select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts, 4.2.2.2 Certify and validate suppliers, 4.2.2.4 Manage contracts- Relevance: 62%
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- Sourcing Suppliers in a Tough Economy
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This article looks at how successful companies select and manage suppliers during difficult economic times.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Procurement Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2.1.1 Develop procurement plan, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.2.1.5 Analyze company's spend profile, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.2.2 Select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts, 4.2.2.1 Select suppliers, 4.2.4 Appraise and develop suppliers, 4.2.4.1 Monitor/Manage supplier information, 4.2.4.2 Prepare/Analyze procurement and vendor performance- Relevance: 61%
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- Supplier Relationship Management - Beyond Sourcing to Collaboration
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This article, originally published in the January/February 2011 issue of Supply Chain Management Review , looks at advances organizations have made in their supplier community through the creation of ...
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Alliances, Organization and Management, External Relationships, Supplier Relationship Management Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies- Relevance: 60%
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- Partner with Suppliers to Develop Common Goals
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APQC's Supplier Relationship Management: Collaboration for Win-Win Competitive Advantage highlights the importance of partnering with suppliers to develop common goals.
Type: Best Practices and Business Drivers Topics: Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Supplier Partnerships Processes: 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1.7 Collaborate with suppliers to identify sourcing opportunities- Relevance: 45%
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