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| category management procurement examples: Strategic Sourcing and Category Management Magnus Carlsson, 2019-05-03 How is it possible to sell a kitchen at 30 per cent below market price? Why are hot dogs cheaper in IKEA than in the supermarket? How can IKEA sell the Lack table at half the price it was when it was launched 35 years ago and how can it be achieved with a substantial profit? Strategic Sourcing and Category Management examines how IKEA - and other cost leading companies - use category management to create advantages with direct and indirect sourcing. With 25 years' experience from IKEA, where he had the responsibility to develop and execute the company's purchasing strategy, author Magnus Carlsson shares his insights on important topics: when category management is profitable and why; how teams repeatedly create value and results; what the main approaches are in different categories; how a company implements category management; the difference between success and failure. In this new edition of Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, Magnus Carlsson has added new themes including examples and references from companies such as Maersk, Carlsberg, P&G and Aldi, illustrating the application of cost leadership that spans far beyond IKEA. Even there, the cost leadership lessons are not limited to home furnishings as the company is sourcing categories such as food, components, materials, transports and indirect materials, with a total purchasing spend of approximately €7 billion. But maybe even more importantly, the book illustrates how teams create value by thinking differently and asking the right questions, allowing an understanding that goes beyond mere tools and processes. |
| category management procurement examples: Category Management in Purchasing Jonathan O'Brien, 2015 Category Management in Purchasing is a comprehensive guide to strategic category management, providing a step-by-step guide to its implementation and use. This book provides the necessary tools, techniques and applications that will enable the reader to implement this cost saving purchasing method. The 3rd edition of Category Management in Purchasing has been rigorously updated to reflect the latest thinking in the field. Jonathan O'Brien shows how a strategic approach needs to work effectively together with other approaches, such as Supplier Relationship Management. He has added important sections on governance, included more supplier and supply chain tools, and introduced a pragmatic route for smaller businesses or those who need step-by-step advice.The book provides case studies of real companies, including: IKEA, The Body Shop, NHS, Heinz, Cardiff Council, and GlaxoSmithKline. |
| category management procurement examples: Managing Indirect Spend Joe Payne, William R. Dorn, David Pastore, Jennifer Ulrich, 2021-05-12 Managing corporate spend is far more complex than conducting RFPs. Learn how the most efficient and effective procurement departments operate, control costs, enforce compliance, and manage indirect spend. Managing Indirect Spend provides executives and procurement professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to successfully reduce costs with a strong focus on the often-overlooked area of indirect spend. It also offers great value to those procurement and purchasing professionals aspiring to be leaders in the profession, regardless of the spend they manage. It includes an overview of the challenges faced when sourcing indirect spend categories, a detailed dive into the strategic sourcing process, tools that can help drive savings, technologies that drive efficiencies and compliance, and examples of success based on real-world experience. It is a how-to guide that clearly covers sourcing engagements of any complexity and provides the details needed to source effectively. The book is structured into sections covering the sourcing and procurement process, the tools and technologies, examples from the field, walkthroughs of specific sourcing engagements, guidance on building an effective sourcing team, and the information needed to become a best-in-class sourcing organization. Since the initial publication of this book, the procurement profession and the discipline of Strategic Sourcing have matured. Markets have changed, processes developed, trends have come and gone, and technology has experienced leaps and bounds, posing new and interesting challenges for procurement professionals. In addition to covering tried-and-true practices for strategic sourcing, this Second Edition discusses how strategic sourcing has evolved and provides an update on the techniques, tools, and resources available to purchasing groups. This book: Includes updated coverage of everything you need to know to source more effectively Covers the latest trends in procurement and sourcing, including technology, process improvements and organizational design Presents guidance for reducing costs through strategic sourcing, no matter what the economic climate or level of maturity of the existing procurement organization Shows how effectively managing indirect costs can provide a huge impact on bott m line growth Introduces Market Intelligence (MI), including techniques, tools, and resources available to procurement and supply chain management groups With tools, real-world examples, and practical strategies, Managing Indirect Spend provides insider guidance for big bottom-line growth through effective management of indirect costs. |
| category management procurement examples: The Category Management Handbook Andrea Cordell, Ian Thompson, 2018-04-27 Category management is one of the biggest contributors of commercial value in the area of procurement and supply chain. With a proven track record of successful delivery since the early 1990s, it helps organisations gather and analyse key data about their procurement spend before subsequently creating and delivering value-adding strategies that change the value proposition from supply chains. The aim of category management is to find long-term breakthrough strategies that help lift an organisation’s commercial performance to a new level. Because of its strategic long-term orientation and complex execution, category management has long been the preserve of commercial consulting companies – in effect a ‘black box’ toolkit shrouded in expensive methodologies. This practical handbook lifts the lid on category management by providing readers with a step-by-step process and established toolkit that allows them a ‘do-it-yourself’ approach. Each activity is presented as a simple tool or technique for practitioners to apply to their own organisations. To support each activity, easy-to- use templates and checklists have been provided, together with simple but practical hints and tips for implementation. This handbook is a ‘must read’ for all procurement and supplychain managers looking to find significant improvements in their organisations. Its practical approach cuts through long-winded consultant-speak and provides an easy-to-use practical toolkit for everyday application. |
| category management procurement examples: Category Management in Purchasing Jonathan O'Brien, 2019-03-03 Category Management in Purchasing is a comprehensive guide to strategic category management which provides a step-by-step guide to its implementation and use, and enables readers to deliver value and cost savings when sourcing and purchasing. Now in its fourth edition, this text has cemented its place as the essential reference for category management practitioners. In this new edition, Jonathan O'Brien shows how a strategic approach needs to integrate with other approaches, such as supplier relationship management and how the procurement function negotiates. Additionally, this new edition includes some new insights, based upon the experience of senior practitioners in industry, on how to make category management a success in the organization. It also includes some general updates and contextualizes the future procurement function and an ever increasing digitally enabled, de-globalized, post Brexit world. There is also additional material on the effect of international developments on procurement, updated tools and templates, and examples of how these have been successfully used in industry. Category Management in Purchasing, 4th edition connects theory and practice and provides readers with the tools to analyze complex sourcing situations quickly and clearly, and so develop innovative and creative proposals for sourcing. |
| category management procurement examples: Simplifying Retail Ritesh Mohan , 2020-10-19 Retail apocalypse or Retail renaissance Let’s first of all understand that retail is not dying but bad retail is certainly dying. Brands which refuse to adapt themselves to changing consumer’s buying behavior would vanish. The book cover real life case studies and examples to explain the retail concepts for the young retail managers and retail start-up owners, retailpreneurs & senior leaderships in an easy to understand style. The book is a must read for management undergraduates, retail front liners and mid managers who strive for self-learning and self-growth and development. The aim of the book is to de-mystify the complexities of existing retail and simplify it as it was earlier meant to be in the first place. Hence the title SIMPLIFYING RETAIL. Wishing all the readers a success in their retail journey |
| category management procurement examples: The Purchasing Chessboard Christian Schuh, Joseph L. Raudabaugh, Robert Kromoser, Michael F. Strohmer, Alenka Triplat, 2011-11-27 The approach used on a given spend item should largely depend on the balance between supply power and demand power. That is the logic behind the bestselling Purchasing Chessboard®, used by hundreds of corporations worldwide to reduce costs and increase value with suppliers. The 64 squares in the Purchasing Chessboard provide a rich reservoir of methods that can be applied either individually or combined. And because many of these methods are not customarily used by procurement, the Purchasing Chessboard is also the perfect tool for helping buyers to think and act outside the box and find new solutions. A well-proven concept that works across all industries and all categories in any given situation, it is little wonder that business leaders and procurement professionals alike are excited by, and enjoy strategizing around, the Purchasing Chessboard. This second edition of The Purchasing Chessboard addresses the new realities of a highly volatile economic environment and describes the many—sometimes surprising—ways in which the Purchasing Chessboard is being used in today's business world. Yet despite all of the great achievements of procurement executives and their teams, they do not always receive the recognition they deserve. In response, the authors have developed and outlined within the book an unequivocal approach to measure procurement’s impact on a company’s performance—Return on Supply Management Assets (ROSMA®). |
| category management procurement examples: Category Management in Purchasing Jonathan O'Brien, 2024-05-03 Approach purchasing and procurement strategically, effectively and sustainably, with this comprehensive and practical guide to category management. Category Management in Purchasing equips those working in procurement with the tools they need to ensure effective procurement in an ever changing landscape. Combining practical advice and theory, this essential resource is crucial for developing successful purchasing strategies. Covering new technology-driven approaches to category management, this new edition outlines digital transformations and technological advancements, from digital sourcing platforms to new tools and systems. This edition also provides readers with the knowledge to approach complex sourcing situations not only effectively, but also sustainably. Including new guidance on how organizations and businesses can implement sustainability into their procurement strategies, Jonathan O'Brien recontextualizes category management in a time when responsible sourcing is more important than ever. This highly regarded and essential text provides what everyone in procurement needs when striving to make category management a reality. |
| category management procurement examples: Sourcing Portfolio Analysis Andrew W. Cox, 2015-10 |
| category management procurement examples: Spend Analysis Kirit Pandit, Haralambos Marmanis, 2008-02-15 Spend analysis is a key component of strategic supply management. This book provides in-depth guidance on what spend analysis really is, what it specifically involves, and how to use it to help your organization achieve its full potential. |
| category management procurement examples: The Definitive Guide to Supply Management and Procurement Wendy Tate, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, 2014 An authoritative guide to planning, implementing, measuring, and optimizing supply management and procurement processes, this book brings together up-to-the-minute principles, strategies, and decisions for all relevant processes, strategies, and tactics. |
| category management procurement examples: The Procurement and Supply Manager's Desk Reference Fred Sollish, John Semanik, 2007-07-20 The Procurement and Supply Manager's Desk Reference Finally, a cohesive volume written for the worldwide profession of purchasing and supply chain management. —James D. Reeds, CPM, CFPIM, CIRM, CPCM, President, Institute for Supply Management-Silicon Valley Great resource. This work is educational, informative, and certainly, most practical. —Peter Sterlacci, Director, Professional Development, San Jose State University Complete with useful information-the authors are extraordinary experts in the field of supply chain management. —Michael Geraghty, MBA, President, Geraghty International, and author of Anybody Can Negotiate—Even You! Destined to become every supply manager's essential desktop tool with in-depth, authoritative coverage of each topic Leaving no stone unturned in covering all aspects of the purchasing and sourcing function, The Procurement and Supply Manager's Desk Reference is filled with everything every supply manager needs to know about the key roles and responsibilities of a procurement manager. Filled with practical aids such as checklists and customizable forms, this essential book provides an easy-to-use road map for the supply manager in the new millennium. With an eye toward incorporating proactive strategies and best practices, The Procurement and Supply Manager's Desk Reference offers detailed coverage and tips on: Procurement and Best Business Practices Sourcing Management How to select suppliers and measure performance The best way to leverage computer systems Providing value to the organization Identifying those strategies that will work best for your business for years to come |
| category management procurement examples: Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy Bonnie Keith, Kate Vitasek, Karl Manrodt, Jeanne Kling, 2016-01-12 This book provides a comprehensive overview of each of the sourcing business model. Readers will master the art and science of strategic sourcing by being able to chart a unique path that fits their capacity to apply more the full continuum of strategic sourcing concepts and tools. |
| category management procurement examples: Purchasing and Supply Management Michiel Leenders, P. Fraser Johnson, Anna Flynn, 2010-07-13 The Fourteenth Edition of Purchasing and Supply Management provides a comprehensive introduction to the purchasing and supply chain management field, supported by over 40 case studies. Cases cover purchasing and supply chain issues in a variety of settings, from process industries to high tech manufacturing and services as well as public institutions. The text focuses on decision making throughout the supply chain. Based on the conviction that supply managers, in concert with suppliers and distributors, have to contribute to organizational goals and strategies, this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a reality. |
| category management procurement examples: Strategic Sourcing Management Olivier Bruel, 2016-12-03 Strategic Sourcing Management examines procurement and supply management in detail, covering the three dimensions of competitiveness, effectiveness and efficiency. Written by Olivier Bruel, Professor Emeritus HEC Paris, and a team of contributing experts from academia, consulting and industry, the book is organised into four parts: strategic decisions; operational management of procurement and related supply chain; management of human resources and dedicated information systems; management of performance and change. This book has been written with a comprehensive global and coherent approach but the chapters are self-standing, enabling the reader to dip into different sections according to need. Strategic Sourcing Management considers both tactical and strategic perspectives that link with a corporate strategy and it includes dedicated chapters on how to set up a Strategic Sourcing function. The text is enriched with clear graphics and solid examples of best practice. Strategic Sourcing Management is a robust text based on both research and experience, so an essential reference for practitioners and academics working in or studying procurement and supply management. It is suitable for anyone involved in procurement and supply management at a senior level but also for general management enabling them to understand the mechanisms of value creation through Strategic Sourcing. |
| category management procurement examples: Cost Modelling Martin Skitmore, Vernon Marston, V. K. Marston, 1999 Cost models underlie all the techniques used in construction cost and price forecasting. An understanding of the various types of models is vital to the success of forecasting, implications of design decisions and to effective cost control. |
| category management procurement examples: Negotiation for Purchasing Professionals Jonathan O'Brien, 2013-08-03 Highly effective negotiation skills are an essential element of a purchasing professional's toolkit. Negotiation for Purchasing Professionals provides a step-by-step approach to delivering winning negotiations and getting game changing results. It provides purchasers with the necessary tools and tactics for a detailed, planned approach to negotiation. Jonathan O'Brien shifts the emphasis away from relying mostly upon personality to a more structured approach that enables anyone to negotiate effectively, even when up against a formidable opponent. This approach allows the purchasing professional or the buying team to evaluate the supplier in advance, assess the sales team, and tailor their negotiation strategy depending on cultural differences, personality traits and game theory. Negotiation for Purchasing Professionals provides a strong framework for discussion in advance of the meeting, allowing the negotiator to plan their agenda, objectives and tactics. The book is based upon Red Sheet Methodology, a proven and collaborative technique used by many companies globally. If you are in a buying role, this book will increase your confidence and transform your ability to secure winning outcomes and better business results. Negotiation for Purchasing Professionals was short listed for the ACA-Bruel Prize and was Specially Commended at the Gala Dinner 2013 organised by the Association of Purchasing and Supply Chain (CESA) of HEC School of Management in Paris. Negotiation for Purchasing Professionals is the perfect companion to Jonathan O'Brien's other books Category Management in Purchasing and Supplier Relationship Management. Used together, they provide a complete and powerful strategic purchasing toolkit. |
| category management procurement examples: The Buyer's Toolkit Jonathan O'Brien, 2017-09-03 In order to buy well it is important to understand a few basic principles and apply a series of tools and approaches in given situations. The Buyer's Toolkit distills all the best practice tools for professional buying and negotiating into a simple, jargon-free framework that can be picked up and applied by anyone who buys. The book seeks to transform how individuals view and practise buying so they know when to influence a situation and what to do to buy well. The Buyer's Toolkit has a simple chapter layout, contains graphics and models, and a simple flow of tools through the book with an overarching framework, that glues them together. Covering different buying scenarios, understanding and defining the requirements, choosing the right deal and supplier, negotiation, managing the contract and the suppliers, fixing problems and sustainable buying, this comprehensive guide will help you boost your advantage as a buyer. |
| category management procurement examples: Lean Demand-Driven Procurement Paul Myerson, 2018-11-08 While there are many books written on the basics of the supply side of the supply chain (i.e. strategic sourcing, sourcing/procurement, and purchasing), there hasn’t been much written on those areas from a Lean perspective. Considering that supply chain costs, primarily procurement and transportation, can range from 50 to 70% of sales, it's surprising that this area has not been fully explored. As a result, some companies tend to place too much emphasis on the traditional focus of reducing material costs instead of process improvement. Lean Demand-Driven Procurement: How to Apply Lean Thinking to Your Supply Management Process details the basic supply management concepts and processes (i.e. sourcing, procurement, and purchasing) in an easy-to-understand format in combination with various process improvement tools, methodologies, best practices, examples, and cases written from a Lean perspective. It focuses and pinpoints ways to identify waste on the supply side through improved processes and, in some cases, technology. Applying Lean principles to procurement and purchasing processes identies non-traditional sources of waste, and in some cases, creates a paradigm shift that results in additional benets to the entire supply chain. |
| category management procurement examples: Logistics Management and Strategy Alan Harrison, Heather Skipworth, Remko I. van Hoek, James Aitken, 2019 |
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| category management procurement examples: Profit from the Source Christian Schuh, Wolfgang Schnellbacher, Alenka Triplat, Daniel Weise, 2022-06-21 Procurement can be your company's secret weapon for winning in turbulent times. In most companies, procurement is an unglamorous, unloved part of the business. A job in the procurement office? A fast track to nowhere. Sourcing and supplier management is strictly about costs, the thinking goes, and all that matters is playing hardball to get these as low as possible. No connection to innovation or strategy or creating positive value. Not so fast. As Boston Consulting Group thought leaders Christian Schuh, Wolfgang Schnellbächer, Alenka Triplat, and Daniel Weise explain in Profit from the Source, procurement should be regarded in a new light, because it has the potential to be a CEO's secret weapon in these fast-moving, disruptive times. The authors offer a wake-up call and a new strategic blueprint for leaders everywhere. With vivid stories and in-depth case studies, they illustrate that no other business function offers the same holistic view of a company—from suppliers who provide the organization with raw materials and components to consumers who buy the finished product. While it's true that a core task of any procurement function is to keep costs from spiraling out of control, the authors show how procurement can help businesses generate phenomenal value from five other sources of competitive advantage critical to success—innovation, quality, sustainability, speed, and risk reduction. Drawing on BCG research and the authors' firsthand experience working with some of the world's leading companies—in high tech, automotive, consumer goods, and many other industries—Profit from the Source provides proven strategies to drive new bottom-line, as well as top-line, growth for your company. |
| category management procurement examples: Implementing Best Purchasing and Supply Management Practices. Lessons from Innovative Commercial Firms , 2002 The Air Force is under pressure to maintain or improve performance while reducing costs so that it can pay for new weapon system. |
| category management procurement examples: OECD Principles for Integrity in Public Procurement OECD, 2009-03-24 The OECD Principles for Integrity in Public Procurement are a ground-breaking instrument that promotes good governance in the entire procurement cycle, from needs assessment to contract management. |
| category management procurement examples: Supply Chain Cost Management Jimmy Anklesaria, 2008 'Supply Chain' takes readers step-by-step through the process, showing them how to move beyond negotiation and identify critical costs in the supply chain, measure secondary and tertiary costs, develop strategic options, implement an action plan and continually improve and modify the process. |
| category management procurement examples: Supplier Relationship Management Jonathan O'Brien, 2014 The supply base represents a wealth of opportunities for any organisation, yet few organisations ever properly realise this. Supplier Relationship Management enables organisations to manage suppliers effectively and provides the means to secure real, tangible and dramatic benefits from the supply base that would not otherwise be realised. Written by Jonathan O'Brien, an award-winning author and leading practitioner with over 25 years' experience in the field, this book is the definitive guide to Supplier Relationship Management. This highly practical, 'how to' guide is a valuable tool for anyone that manages or interfaces with the supply base. The book provides a strategic and structured approach to maximising value from key and strategic suppliers, and gives focus to the direct resources at the suppliers that can make the biggest difference to the organization. It offers a complete, clear and highly operational framework for Supplier Relationship Management and seeks to provide answers to 20 key or 'pathway' questions.Supplier Relationship Management guides readers through the simultaneous orchestra of supply base segmentation, supplier relationship management, and performance management. Jonathan O'Brien offers practical advice on: managing a changing global supply base; managing internal clients in purchasing and processes; determining the right segmentation plan for the supply base; introducing performance management systems; driving supplier improvements; developing strategic collaborative relationships. Supplier Relationship Management is the ideal companion to Category Management in Purchasing and Negotiation for Purchasing Professionals. Used together, these books provide a complete and powerful strategic purchasing toolkit. |
| category management procurement examples: The Pig Book Citizens Against Government Waste, 2013-09-17 The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending, but it's also the result of pork over the last 18 years the likes of: - $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Iowa - $102 million to study screwworms which were long ago eradicated from American soil - $273,000 to combat goth culture in Missouri - $2.2 million to renovate the North Pole (Lucky for Santa!) - $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in California - $1 million for ornamental fish research Funny in some instances and jaw-droppingly stupid and wasteful in others, The Pig Book proves one thing about Capitol Hill: pork is king! |
| category management procurement examples: Play Bigger Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, Kevin Maney, 2016-06-14 The founders of a respected Silicon Valley advisory firm study legendary category-creating companies and reveal a groundbreaking discipline called category design. Winning today isn’t about beating the competition at the old game. It’s about inventing a whole new game—defining a new market category, developing it, and dominating it over time. You can’t build a legendary company without building a legendary category. If you think that having the best product is all it takes to win, you’re going to lose. In this farsighted, pioneering guide, the founders of Silicon Valley advisory firm Play Bigger rely on data analysis and interviews to understand the inner workings of “category kings”— companies such as Amazon, Salesforce, Uber, and IKEA—that give us new ways of living, thinking or doing business, often solving problems we didn’t know we had. In Play Bigger, the authors assemble their findings to introduce the new discipline of category design. By applying category design, companies can create new demand where none existed, conditioning customers’ brains so they change their expectations and buying habits. While this discipline defines the tech industry, it applies to every kind of industry and even to personal careers. Crossing the Chasm revolutionized how we think about new products in an existing market. The Innovator’s Dilemma taught us about disrupting an aging market. Now, Play Bigger is transforming business once again, showing us how to create the market itself. |
| category management procurement examples: Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Robert M. Monczka, Robert J. Trent, Robert B. Handfield, 2005 Resource added for the Supply Chain Management program 101821. |
| category management procurement examples: Strategic Purchasing and Supply Management Roger Moser, 2007-12-11 Roger Moser analyses the relationships between business priorities and PSM strategy and shows in detail how business strategies influence PSM. He develops a PSM strategy concept which enables supply managers to break down strategic priorities from a business strategy level to a PSM level and to define appropriate actions when dealing with suppliers, supply markets and internal customers. |
| category management procurement examples: Frequently Asked Questions on Public Procurement Jorge a Lynch T, 2019-09-14 An introductory text on public procurement and contract administration, this book covers the public procurement process; procurement planning; requesting, receiving and evaluating bids and proposals; contract negotiations and award; and contract administration (from commencement to close-out). A glossary of terms used in the text is also included, with suggestions for further reading. |
| category management procurement examples: Supply Chain Management For Dummies Daniel Stanton, 2017-11-29 Everyone can impact the supply chain Supply Chain Management For Dummies helps you connect the dots between things like purchasing, logistics, and operations to see how the big picture is affected by seemingly isolated inefficiencies. Your business is a system, made of many moving parts that must synchronize to most efficiently meet the needs of your customers—and your shareholders. Interruptions in one area ripple throughout the entire operation, disrupting the careful coordination that makes businesses successful; that's where supply chain management (SCM) comes in. SCM means different things to different people, and many different models exist to meet the needs of different industries. This book focuses on the broadly-applicable Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model: Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return, and Enable, to describe the basic techniques and key concepts that keep businesses running smoothly. Whether you're in sales, HR, or product development, the decisions you make every day can impact the supply chain. This book shows you how to factor broader impact into your decision making process based on your place in the system. Improve processes by determining your metrics Choose the right software and implement appropriate automation Evaluate and mitigate risks at all steps in the supply chain Help your business function as a system to more effectively meet customer needs We tend to think of the supply chain as suppliers, logistics, and warehousing—but it's so much more than that. Every single person in your organization, from the mailroom to the C-suite, can work to enhance or hinder the flow. Supply Chain Management For Dummies shows you what you need to know to make sure your impact leads to positive outcomes. |
| category management procurement examples: Consumer-Centric Category Management ACNielsen, Al Heller, 2014-06-09 In some parts of the world, especially in developing markets, category management today remains a stretch goal – a new idea full of untapped potential. In other areas, the original eight-step process that emerged in the late 1980’s forms the foundation of many companies’ approach to category management. In still others, particularly in developed countries like the U.S., the U.K., and others, refinements are being made – most of them designed to place consumer understanding front and center. New ideas are emerging – from trip management to aisle management to customer management. Whether a new descriptor emerges to replace category management is yet to be seen. Even if that does happen, what won’t change is the overall objective – to help retailers and their manufacturer partners succeed by offering the right selection of products that are marketed and merchandised based on a complete understanding of the consumers they are committed to serving. This book, which explores both the state of and the state-of-the-art in category management, is for everyone with a vested interest in category management. It can serve such a broad audience because category management is about bringing a structured process to how executives think and make decisions about their businesses, no matter what information and information technology they have access to. |
| category management procurement examples: Bad Buying Peter Smith, 2020-10-08 A fascinating litany of the mistakes that can happen when buyers get it wrong - Luke Johnson, The Sunday Times Packed full with amazing examples' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 Colossal, costly disasters could be averted if those holding the purse strings read this book. - The Times In this hilarious, fascinating and insightful expose, industry insider Peter Smith reveals the massive blunders and dodgy dealings taking place around the world as private companies and public sector bodies buy goods and services. A recent report showed that over 90% of procurement projects fail. So, why are so many billions wasted on ineptitude, mismanagement and, in some cases, fraud? By turns an entertaining account of some of the worst procurement scams in history and also a resounding lesson in how not to operate, Bad Buying offers clear and practical advice on how to avoid embarrassing mistakes, minimise needless waste and make sound, strategic procurement decisions on your next initiative. 'Had this been published pre-Covid, some of the recent f*ck-ups and waste might have been avoided. It's a must read for the public and private sector alike' Lt-Gen. Sir Andrew Gregory, SSAFA: The Armed Forces Charity 'Hilarious, enlightening and brilliant....This book will make you think twice about buying anything - but do buy this' Antonio Weiss, bestselling author of 101 Business Ideas That Will Change the Way you Work, and Director, The PSC |
| category management procurement examples: Procurement Principles and Management in the Digital Age Peter J. H. Baily, David H. Farmer, Barry Crocker, David Jessop, 2022 The twelfth edition has been substantially updated with many additions in the form of more detailed case studies, additional academic content and the inclusion of more practical examples of best practice in many key areas. Some of them are: the inclusion of three self-assessment tasks at the end of each chapter; a comprehensive review of the future of procurement; material explaining the long-term changes in strategy in response to supply disruptions caused by disasters and by the Covid pandemic inserted into various chapters; a revised chapter considering Industry 4.0 tools such as e-procurement, Blockchain, the Internet of Things, Big Data, artificial intelligence (AI), bots, digitalisation and analytics; diversity and supplier diversity considered in detail; the inclusion of supply chain resilience approaches; considerable coverage of sustainability provided across relevant chapters; the inclusion of social value strategies and approaches; the inclusion of virtual negotiation approaches in response to the growing trend of working from home; in the wake of the Covid pandemic, updated additional material exploring offshoring/onshoring; third sector/not-for-profit procurement considered; additional material for coverage of risk; consideration of just-in-case inventory as a method of improving resilience; the inclusion of the procurement of consultancy; the inclusion of a Contract Management Cycle; retail procurement completely revised to include omnichannel challenges and digital tools; supplier relationship management (SRM) expanded to include two-way, 360-degree relationship measurement; the addition of quality function deployment (QFD) and the House of Quality (HOQ); ratio analysis for analysing financial viability of suppliers now included-- |
| category management procurement examples: Organizing Cross-Functional New Product Development Projects Tobias Huth, 2008-03-06 On the basis of a survey conducted with 133 project managers, Tobias Huth presents an empirical analysis of the organizational success drivers of cross-functional new product development projects. It is shown that certain antecedents should be permanently employed, while others should be managed dynamically. |
| category management procurement examples: Procurement Systems Derek Walker, Steve Rowlinson, 2007-10-31 Innovative and novel, this book extends its coverage of the topic well beyond the conventional themes of project solicitation and proposal evaluation. Using extensive experience gathered over five years of teaching postgraduate courses, Walker and Rowlinson build on Procurement Systems: A Guide to Best Practice in Construction to present a comprehensive and coherent volume that is invaluable to the wider project management community. Cross-disciplinary in approach, coverage includes general historical issues and practical discussions of different types of projects and their procurement needs. It provides and discusses cutting-edge research and thought leadership on issues such as: stakeholder management ethics and corporate governance issues business strategy implications on procurement e-business innovation and organizational learning cultural dimensions human resource development. Helping readers to design project procurement implementation paths that deliver sustainable value, this indispensable volume is key reading for students, lecturers and professionals working in or studying project management. |
| category management procurement examples: The Request for Proposal Handbook Michael Asner, 2014 The best RFP practices, checklists, guidelines, examples and regulations from more than 100 state and local governments and their agencies--Cover. |
| category management procurement examples: Supply Chain Secrets Rob O'Byrne, 2011 How to save your business millions!!! The international expert and author Rob O’Byrne gives his powerful and essential tips and insights based on over 1,200 client assignments across 22 countries. This book shows you how to find the greatest potential for massive savings and increased bottom line. You’ll Learn:* How to access the big ticket items to reduce costs* 5 critical tips on measuring for superior performance* Balancing cost and service for more effective distribution* How to stop inventory investment blow outs* 3 key steps to developing a game winning supply chain strategy* The 5 key steps to improving warehousing effectiveness* Avoiding the stuff that screws your supply chain performance |
| category management procurement examples: Smarter Food Procurement in the Public Sector Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2006-03-30 The public sector in England spends around £2 billion per year on food and catering services. This NAO report contains three case studies which examine how public sector organisations can improve their food procurement practices in order to reduce costs whilst maintaining the quality of meals provided. The case studies cover three of the four largest expenditure areas relating to the provision of food in schools, hospitals and armed forces bases, and each case study examines the role played by organisations at different levels in the delivery chain, from department level down to frontline delivery. Two accompanying documents are available separately: the main report (HCP 963-I, ISBN 0102937427) and a good practice guide (HCP 963-III, ISBN 0102937443). |
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CATEGORY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CATEGORY is any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong. How to use category in a sentence.
CATEGORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
CATEGORY definition: 1. (in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of…. Learn more.
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Define category. category synonyms, category pronunciation, category translation, English dictionary definition of category. n. pl. cat·e·go·ries 1. A specifically defined division in a …
category noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
Definition of category noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a group of people or things with particular features in common synonym class. These are the nominees from each …
Category - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
A category is a group of things that share some commonality. Think of the game show "Jeopardy!," and how each column is a different category of questions — like "Literary …
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If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way. The tables were organised into …
What does category mean? - Definitions.net
A category is a class or division of objects or concepts that have common characteristics or attributes. This term is used widely in various fields like mathematics, biology, linguistics, and …
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any general or comprehensive division; a class. a classificatory division in any field of knowledge, as a phylum or any of its subdivisions in biology. Metaphysics.
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