Category: Supplier Development
What is Direct and Indirect Supplier Development Process?
In my research I have found 14 papers that have discussed Supplier Development process as being either: direct; or indirect (Humphreys et al., 2004; Krause
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JIT Purchasing – 3 Reasons why it is Different from Conventional Purchasing
JIT Purchasing different from Conventional Purchasing? Most of us have worked in both some sort of JIT purchasing (Just In Time purchasing) and conventional manufacturing
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7 Questions You Need To Ask Before Starting Continuous Improvement Project
I have seen lot of Continuous Improvement (CI) Projects or Kaizen events started with lot of enthusiasm but more than often done badly, and then
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What is Supplier Development? A Technical Definition
What is Supplier Development? The Term Supplier Development has been used for many decades, however, the scope of the definition was not presented. During my
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7 Reasons why Six Sigma Will Fail in Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
There is a need for small & medium size companies to recognize the benefits of Six Sigma rather than being suspicious of a buyer’s motives,
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Lean and Six Sigma – Key Similarities and Differences?
Lean and Six Sigma are probably the most researched, published and utilized Continuous Improvement methodologies in Operations Management and Supply Chain. Lot of guys in
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Role of Supplier Development Programme in Supply Chain Management
Supplier Development Programme is one the key initiative in many large organisation and perceived as key driver to enable supply chain competitiveness. To understand this,
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