Procurement Outsourcing Market Redefining Itself; on See-Saw

Procurement Outsourcing Market Redefining Itself; on See-Saw …
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
“Procurement outsourcing is redefining itself with the emergence of a ‘phased’ sourcing approach that benefits both buyers and suppliers,” said Katrina …

Shifting the Air Paradigm: Corporations Must Reclaim Negotiating

Shifting the Air Paradigm: Corporations Must Reclaim Negotiating …
Procurement.travel - USA
by Andy Menkes March 2008 - We have witnessed a continuing trend to move travel supplier decisions into strategic sourcing/corporate procurement, …

Research points to new focus on services procurement

Research points to new focus on services procurement
European Leaders in Procurement (subscription) - London,UK
Global Sourcing Live is a virtual conference and exhibition focusing on key global sourcing issues and emerging markets, delivered ‘live’ through the …

Holland Hospital Deploys Lawson’s Pre-Configured Enterprise Solutions

Holland Hospital Deploys Lawson’s Pre-Configured Enterprise Solutions
HealthNEWS. Direct! - Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Holland Hospital also deployed the pre-configured Enterprise Mobile Supply Chain Management solution working on mobile handheld, automated data collection …

Small EMS provider faces the same strategic sourcing challenges as the big firms

from purchasing.com

Eastek

Location: Chicago • Size: $35 million revenue in 2007 • Business: Contract manufacturer offering injection molding, magnetics, metal stampings, printed circuit-board assembly, box build and engineering support

With $35 million in annual sales revenue, Eastek International is admittedly a small electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider. But since the Chicago-based company has five manufacturing facilities in southern China and a diverse customer list with their own supply bases, Eastek’s got a lot of sourcing challenges that big EMS firms might be familiar with.

MRO buying gets strategic

from purchasing.com

There’s no longer any question—the MRO buy is strategic.

Purchasing got an overwhelming response from readers to a recent survey on their role in the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) buy. Of the purchasing professionals who responded to the poll, 88% say the buy is more strategic today than it was five years ago, and they provide evidence—success stories—to back up the statement.

Results of the survey show MRO purchasers have slashed the supply base and formed closer relationships with a smaller number of key suppliers. They’ve embraced technology for the procure-to-pay process; buyers at plant sites are placing orders directly with suppliers with which the company has national or regional contracts, often using online catalogs.

For purchasing, the next strategic sourcing opportunity in travel is meetings management

from purchasing.com

At Genzyme Corp., Ray Mazzoleni counts corporate travel as one of his purchasing responsibilities. Under that umbrella falls meeting planning. For this spend category, Mazzoleni’s role as corporate purchasing manager for services is to review agreements with hotel properties that the Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech firm contracts with for meetings and to select suppliers that provide meeting services for larger events the company holds.

“Our primary involvement is to check for risk and liability,” he says. “We attach an addendum to the agreement that addresses such issues as cancellation. That’s big for any company. You hear stories all the time about someone signing an agreement without reading and understanding the property’s policy on this. It can be costly.”

Center-led collaboration powers Harris Corp.’s strategic sourcing initiatives

from purchasing.com

Like many companies, communications firm Harris Corp. has various business divisions focused on building their own products. But having buyers and procurement professionals spread across those divisions doesn’t mean they cannot share information and best practices. To achieve the “best of both worlds” Harris has implemented a “direct and centralized” procurement organizational model.

At Harris, there are four major divisions: Government Communications Systems, RF Communications, Broadcast Communications and Harris Stratex Networks. Each division has its own head of procurement and its own supply chain management organization, which includes sourcing, manufacturing, distribution and service.

Orasi Software Announces New Domestic Sourcing Facility

from marketwire.com

Orasi Software, a software reseller and professional services company, today announced the opening of a domestic sourcing facility in Greensboro, NC. This location will focus on providing consulting, training, and quality assurance (QA) services to Fortune 1000 companies as an alternative to offshoring and nearshoring.

What is domestic sourcing?

Domestic sourcing provides companies with a US-based workforce, giving them the ability to outsource QA work while keeping business running more smoothly.

Panel questions e-procurement’s effects on small businesses

from govexec.com

Several emerging acquisition techniques, touted by the Bush administration for their ability to procure goods and services more strategically and efficiently, frequently leave out small businesses, a key congressional Democrat suggested on Thursday.

At a House Small Business Committee hearing, Chairwoman Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York said automated procurement systems, contract bundling and online auctions have created an uneven playing field, and large contractors now are able to dominate the marketplace.