Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Commercial enterprises Manufacturing Non-manufacturing Institutional customers Public/private Hospitals, educational institutions etc Government customers PSUs Govt Departments Electricity, Irrigation etc Cooperative Societies
Raw materials, components and sub-assemblies Capital items Plant & building Heavy equipment (machinery) Light equipment (hand tools) Consumables Operating consumables Maintenance consumables
Purchasing Orientations
Buying Orientation: Price, quality and availability Procurement Orientation: Strategic focus and proactive Collaborative relationship with supliers SCM Orientation: Deliver to end-user
Outsource non-core activities Support collaborative relationship with major suppliers
Purchasing Practices
Purchasing Practices
Environmental Analysis
R&D capability
Production facilities Marketing effectiveness Financial resources
Environmental Analysis
Information sources on environmental factors: Business press, govt. publications, trade journals, internet and professional publications External:(Opportunity and Threat analysis) Micro: (Affects a particular firm) Customers Competitors Suppliers
Environmental Analysis
External:(Opportunity and Threat analysis) Macro: (Affects all firms) Economic Demographic Natural Technological Govt., Political, Legal Cultural and Social Public
Environmental Analysis
Strategies for managing External Environment: Independent stategies using own strengths