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2. Step 1: Supplier portfolio analysis
2.1 Case studies
We'll take the real-life case of a "classic" factory producing a few hundred finished products and supplying its own raw materials. As manufacturing lead times are very short (just a few minutes range time), we will first focus on the upstream flow loop, i.e. the "raw materials store-supplier" loop.
Although based on real-life examples, the data in the article has been modified for reasons of confidentiality. This does not alter the validity of the approach.
The "Purchasing" function is central to the Group, with purchasers having little on-site presence, and above all being assessed on their "Purchasing performance" from one year to the next, as measured by unit price...
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Bibliography
Digital media
• Video illustrating how to perform the analyses presented. http://vimeo.com/39499916
Software tools
• Tableau Desktop http://www.tableausoftware.com/fr-fr
Websites
• On Lean
Hub " ENSAM – MS LEAN: Production and Logistics (ex OGP-OGPL) " under http://www.viadeo.com/groups/?containerld=00219duascnqbpa8
• On the managerial aspects, essential to this type of approach
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