Essays about: "Category management in purchasing"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words Category management in purchasing.

  1. 6. Implementation of Category Management in Procurement within Public Sectors - The Case of the City of Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Natalia Ugriumova; Mathias Skoglund; [2019-07-02]
    Keywords : Category Management; Implementation; Public Procurement; EU Procurement Directives;

    Abstract : Public sectors increased their focus on procurement processes, emphasizing a strategic importance as a key enabler of business performance. Category management is recognized as a new strategic approach in managing procurement operations in order to bring value for taxpayers´ money and improve overall businesses activities. READ MORE

  3. 7. Chasing the Tail : Why does it exist when it should not?

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : ANDREAS KALLIN; Filip Gustavsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Maverick Buying; Purchasing; Strategic Purchasing; Procurement; Supply Base Management; Category Sourcing; Sourcing;

    Abstract : Purchasing has gone from an administrative task to a strategic activity. As such, firms adopt purchasing as a corporate function to set up rules and processes in order to standardize how purchasing is to be carried out by business units. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Practical Use of BI Visualizations in Decision-making

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Philip Kaber; Kevin Larsson; [2017-08-09]
    Keywords : Business Intelligence; BI; BI A; BI Visualization; Decision-making; Decision Contexts; Operational and Strategic Decisions; Management Control;

    Abstract : Background and problem: Due to the constantly altering business environment, firms are trying to find ways of combining information technology (IT) and decision-making in order to grasp information of the complex and dynamic business environment. As a solution to this strenuousness; business intelligence (BI) systems serve to conduct more efficient and reliable decisions by the means of visualizations. READ MORE

  5. 9. Internal benchmark of IKEA's Sourcing Assignment processes and documents across business areas and categories - A multiple case study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Axel Heiskanen Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Sourcing Assignment; Internal benchmark; Multiple-case study; Cross-case analysis; Internal best practice; Category management in purchasing; Category source sourcing plan; IKEA way of working; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: The IKEA Range & Supply organisation consists of business areas (BAs) and categories. BAs work with product development toward end-customers while the material-based categories work toward suppliers with purchasing and sourcing related tasks. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Impact of Strategy to Real Time Chat Process : A Qualitative Multi-Method Study in the E-commerce Context

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Dinesh Damodaran; Fanni Helminen; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : While retail e-commerce keeps on clicking the examination of its strategic business and operations requirements for success emerges as crucial. In terms of achieving competitive advantage, no longer is it sustainable for e-retailers to solely focus on traditional dimensions of providing high quality and low cost for their target customers. READ MORE