Research and Analysis1. Spend Analysis – What, When, Volume, Price, Whom, Approvals
2. Supply Options– Vendor Landscape (Local, Regional, Global)
3. Risk Analysis- Vendor, Country, Component, Material
4. Tax and Duty Analysis – Savings in Bundling, Country of Origin, Local Content, Green
Procurement Strategy, Models and Options5. Global, Regional, Local, Strategy
6. Category Plans – Strategy, Terms and Conditions
7. Global Category Consolidation – Country by Country Analysis – Standardize on Low Cost
8. Breaking up Categories– Cut vendor markups and direct purchase of third party items
9. Multivendor Strategy – Dual Vendor Strategy
10. Benchmarking Internal vs. External, Make vs. Buy Analysis
11. Business Model – Outsourcing, Leasing, Capex vs. Opex, Vendor Financing
12. Risk and Reward- Outcome Based , Revenue Sharing with Vendors
Vendor Selection Process and Vendor Relationship Management13. Vendor Prequalification Process – Relevant Criteria, No Criteria Biasness
14. Tiered Vendor Rankings – Preferred Vendor Status
15. Vendor Rationalization – Few Strategic Vendors
16. Vendor Awards, Certifications
17. Investment in Vendor, Acquiring Vendors, Backward Integration
18. Collaborating with Competitors for Vendor Development
19. Forecast Sharing with Delivery Commitments
20. Vendor Innovation Day
21. Vendor Factory/ Facility Visits
22. Details of Vendors Key Subcontractors and Quality Audit
Pricing and Discounts
23. Reverse Auction – Indicative Volume and Result Commitment
24. Target Pricing
25. Volume Commitment with discounts
26. RFP Process
27. Quarterly updated price list
28. Discount Coupons for future purchases
Contracts and Terms and Conditions
29. Long term contracts with flexibility of renegotiation
30. Legal Inputs Taken – Showstoppers
31. Contract Compliance Management – Trackable
32. Amendments – Approval, Uploaded, Trackable
33. MSA , Statement of Work (SOW)
34. Vendor SLAs or KPIs
35. Customer Exclusivity
36. Late Delivery Penalty- Delivery Commitment
37. Inventory Commitment
38. Extended Warranty with specific warranty conditions
39. Local Content
40. Quality Certificates
Processes41. Specs Analysis – Check for Biasness and Neutralization
42. Sample Testing Process
43. Equipment Monitoring - Life cycle Measurements for Warrant Conditions and Analysis
44. Standard Procurement Guide (used and updated regularly)
45. Standard Templates utilized across company
46. Procurement Policy and Exception Handling
47. Dispute Resolution Process
48. Transparency and Visibility
49. Web based or Automated Procurement system and processes – Invoices, Budget Management, Payment Log – Searchable, Reporting, Monitoring
50. Project Closure Analysis, Procurement Best Practices, Lessons Learnt
51. Continuous improvement process – Lessons Learned and Best Practices implementation
Personnel and Intra Department Collaboration
52. Specialized Personnel – Analytics, Research, Category Specialist, Business Unit Procurement Managers
53. Rotation – Procurement and Business Users
54. Project Management and Procurement Linked – Project Closure Analysis
55. Design Cost Savings – Collaboration between Procurement and Business Units
56. Procurement KPIs aligned with Business Unit KPIs
2. Supply Options– Vendor Landscape (Local, Regional, Global)
3. Risk Analysis- Vendor, Country, Component, Material
4. Tax and Duty Analysis – Savings in Bundling, Country of Origin, Local Content, Green
Procurement Strategy, Models and Options5. Global, Regional, Local, Strategy
6. Category Plans – Strategy, Terms and Conditions
7. Global Category Consolidation – Country by Country Analysis – Standardize on Low Cost
8. Breaking up Categories– Cut vendor markups and direct purchase of third party items
9. Multivendor Strategy – Dual Vendor Strategy
10. Benchmarking Internal vs. External, Make vs. Buy Analysis
11. Business Model – Outsourcing, Leasing, Capex vs. Opex, Vendor Financing
12. Risk and Reward- Outcome Based , Revenue Sharing with Vendors
Vendor Selection Process and Vendor Relationship Management13. Vendor Prequalification Process – Relevant Criteria, No Criteria Biasness
14. Tiered Vendor Rankings – Preferred Vendor Status
15. Vendor Rationalization – Few Strategic Vendors
16. Vendor Awards, Certifications
17. Investment in Vendor, Acquiring Vendors, Backward Integration
18. Collaborating with Competitors for Vendor Development
19. Forecast Sharing with Delivery Commitments
20. Vendor Innovation Day
21. Vendor Factory/ Facility Visits
22. Details of Vendors Key Subcontractors and Quality Audit
Pricing and Discounts
23. Reverse Auction – Indicative Volume and Result Commitment
24. Target Pricing
25. Volume Commitment with discounts
26. RFP Process
27. Quarterly updated price list
28. Discount Coupons for future purchases
Contracts and Terms and Conditions
29. Long term contracts with flexibility of renegotiation
30. Legal Inputs Taken – Showstoppers
31. Contract Compliance Management – Trackable
32. Amendments – Approval, Uploaded, Trackable
33. MSA , Statement of Work (SOW)
34. Vendor SLAs or KPIs
35. Customer Exclusivity
36. Late Delivery Penalty- Delivery Commitment
37. Inventory Commitment
38. Extended Warranty with specific warranty conditions
39. Local Content
40. Quality Certificates
Processes41. Specs Analysis – Check for Biasness and Neutralization
42. Sample Testing Process
43. Equipment Monitoring - Life cycle Measurements for Warrant Conditions and Analysis
44. Standard Procurement Guide (used and updated regularly)
45. Standard Templates utilized across company
46. Procurement Policy and Exception Handling
47. Dispute Resolution Process
48. Transparency and Visibility
49. Web based or Automated Procurement system and processes – Invoices, Budget Management, Payment Log – Searchable, Reporting, Monitoring
50. Project Closure Analysis, Procurement Best Practices, Lessons Learnt
51. Continuous improvement process – Lessons Learned and Best Practices implementation
Personnel and Intra Department Collaboration
52. Specialized Personnel – Analytics, Research, Category Specialist, Business Unit Procurement Managers
53. Rotation – Procurement and Business Users
54. Project Management and Procurement Linked – Project Closure Analysis
55. Design Cost Savings – Collaboration between Procurement and Business Units
56. Procurement KPIs aligned with Business Unit KPIs
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Little bit of information of my new book:
"WHO IS THAT LADY?"
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A Business Fiction book - "Who is that lady?"
Website/ Where to buy - http://www.whoisthatlady.com
A Business Fiction book - "Who is that lady?"
The book is about an idea that is converted into a billion dollar business, about a belief that an idea can be implemented and about formulating right strategy for converting an idea into a business. The plot harmoniously weaves around complex business fundamentals, required to set up, run and make a business successful, presented in lucid, easy to understand style. The novel is about implementation, about challenges that can be overcome, about success, about friendship, about passion, and about fun above all! All in all a hilarious and inspiring story on entrepreneurship and idea possibilities!
The book has got good and encouraging reviews from readers so far.
Dr. T. R. Madanmohan ( Ex Associate Professor IIM Bangalore ) says, “Reading ‘Who is that lady?’ brought vividly the moments of celebration and anguish of "identification of business opportunity", validation and construction of business model and implementation. A wonderful, written as a novel, that should be read by all current and future business leaders. Wish the book was available around 2005 for my class of Managing Technology led business at IIM Bangalore. I am sure the class would have devoured and gained much more from the book.”
Sathish Sheshadri ( Management Consultant at IBM) says, “India is renowned for using stories to convey great life lessons. Who is that Lady could well become such a legendary story on the topic of innovation and entrepreneurship. Everyone from students to CEOs will find a lot to reflect on, from the pearls of wisdom that the authors have shared through the protagonist, Pratik.”
Major Pooja Gupta says, “The book makes you think... if there is anything in this world which is impossible.”
Subir Dhar (Principal Consultant at Infosys) says, “This book will inspire India ’s restless youth to take up entrepreneurship.”
Neerav Nimesh (Entrepreneur) says, “An entertaining book, which is not only a good novel but also a very good book on management. The author has been able to explain the fundamentals of every aspect of business whether marketing, planning, strategy, organizational structure, H.R., lines of communication, team work, goal setting etc and has done so without appearing to dispense "gyan".
Website/ Where to buy - http://www.whoisthatlady.com
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