Essays about: "importance of Purchasing to an organisation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words importance of Purchasing to an organisation.
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1. Vendor rating strategies to mitigate the effects of cereal supply variations : A case study at a manufacturing company in the food industry
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : Raw material of high quality and in sufficient quantities is of great importance to manufacturing companies. However, the availability of such raw material is often uncertain. One such important raw material is cereals because the consumption of food products containing cereals is very common. READ MORE
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2. Applying Purchasing Category Management on a purchasing department to increase its performances : A case study with a luxury automotive manufacturer
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Nowadays, manufacturing companies compete as much with their products as with their supply-chain. Within the overarching stages of supply-chain, purchasing is a process that responds to the organizations needs of acquiring raw materials, components and semi-finished products in order to enable the execution of operations. READ MORE
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3. Environmental friendly supply chains : How the purchasing department and its forwarders can contribute to more environmental friendly supply chains
University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Logistik och verksamhetsledning; Jönköping University/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktionAbstract : The purpose of this research study was to explore how the purchasing department and aforwarding company together can promote more environmental friendly supply chains. To achieve this, the three following research questions had to be answered; RQ1: How couldbetter purchasing planning contribute to more environmental friendly supply chains? RQ2:How can the relationship between the purchasing department and its forwarding companycontribute to more environmental friendly supply chains?, RQ3: How can changes intransportation modes contribute to more environmental friendly supply chains? To be able to answer these questions, a single case study was conducted at two companies which already has an established business relationship. READ MORE
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4. Cost Engineering Strategies for Industrial Sourcing
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The art of estimating and managing costs is commonly referred to as cost engineering which is a vital tool to counteract cost uncertainty. Current research within the area mainly focuses on the cost estimation techniques themselves and the strategic implications have not yet been studied in-depth, nor been set into relation to traditional sourcing strategies. READ MORE
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5. The importance of supplier information quality in purchasing of transport services
University essay from KTH/Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap; KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)Abstract : An important prerequisite for successful supply chain integration is the ability to convert data into information combined with structured storing and sharing processes. The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate potential relation between supplier data quality and performance of purchasing of transport services. READ MORE
