Customers give Florida purchasing system high marks

from fcw.com

Customer satisfaction with Florida’s online purchasing system, MyFloridaMarketPlace, topped 90 percent in a recent survey and has saved the state $71 million through strategic sourcing.

The system achieved an overall satisfaction mark of 91 percent, according to a survey conducted in August. The survey polled purchasing and finance/accounting groups about MyFloridaMarketPlace’s purchasing and invoicing components.

How to Get The Best Deal in Contract Manufacturing

from industryweek.com

The contract manufacturing industry is selling itself short by not leveraging the benefits strategic sourcing has to offer, such as obtaining top-quality resources, turning fixed costs into variable costs and increasing controls over unit pricing. Currently, the contract manufacturing industry remains largely focused on cost-plus or rate-of-return models — resulting in negligible strategic benefit. By employing strategic outsourcing principles, the contract manufacturing industry’s customers and vendors will be able to realize true business improvements that bolster both the success of their business and the industry as a whole.

When Does Procurement Process Outsourcing Make Sense?

from scdigest.com

As with virtually every area of business these days, the procurement process itself has become a target of Business Process Outsourcing, or BPO.

Several very large consulting firms, such as Accenture, IBM Global Services, and AT Kearney, and a few procurement software vendors such as Ariba and IGC Commerce, are now offering outsourced procurement services.

ERP software drives performance initiatives

from manufacturingtalk.com

Comprehensive manufacturing and supply chain management software has enhanced scalability and performance, updated core manufacturing and supply chain functionality

Epicor Software Corporation has introduced more features and functionality for Epicor Vantage, the company’s comprehensive manufacturing and supply chain management (SCM) software system. Epicor Vantage is built using a true service-oriented architecture (SOA) that enables continuous performance initiatives, real-time connectivity between supply-chain applications and partners, and greater business agility for make-to-order (MTO) and mixed-mode manufacturers and distribution companies.

Ten steps to a green supply chain

from my-esm.com

The green sourcing wave has begun to roll with an increasing number of electronics companies beginning to catch on and ride the wave in an effort to proactively manage a new era of customer needs, environmental regulations and competitive realities that will ultimately impact their business.