Forum: Procurement & Purchasing

Could anyone advise on forecastig method sutible for fresh produce industry ? Eg : Moveing average , exponential or using seasonal /trend factor :confused:

Someone asked if SCOR is really that widely used, so let's have a Poll! Maybe it is more applicable to the US only.

Your thoughts on the difference and the work strings involved would be most welcome.

Please discuss the best practices which can be utilized by procurement professionals while negotiating or in the supplier management.

I have been talking to a couple of importers in the furniture and fashion retailing game and I was surprised to learn that none of them had any idea as to the supply chain costs that would apply to the items they were buying. Is this normal? Would there be a market for a tool that would, with a 6...

Let assume we have already estimated the mean value and the standard deviation of the forecasted demand for a particular order. Safety Stock = z * standard_deviation_of_demand Then there are two well known ways to estimate z: 1. based on the desired probability that a chosen level of safety...

Is anyone able to give me some advise as to how they would answer this question? I know the answers but am not sure how they want me to answer it! 'You have a busy and diverse workload, describe how you would you organise yourself and your work environment to deliver against your main KPI's -...

Hi All, I am beginner in SCM. I am interseted in material costing.. so i wil be very much thankful if you could share your views and experience in calculating unit Price of a product or an Item. I hope this will be helpful for many of our members in this forum. Regards, SSS

Hi, I work in a supermarket. I'm in the process of calculating the suggested order quantity (SOQ). Basically SOQ is callculated: SOQ = Forecasted Demand during Lead Time + Forecasted demand during Order Cycle + Forecasted Demand during Safety Stock - Current Inventory So for example, if...

I would like to know what is eProcurement? & I also like to know how it is practically works? Is there any particular site that I can visit & learn aout eProcurement?

Please give me some suggestions Really appreciated your review and your comments.

Can you please, list any or all positions (job titles) that are involved in Purchasing Process? An Example would be Buyers. But it looks like, this is more like a description, not a job title. What are the job titles that are decision-makers when it comes to working with suppliers? Thanks ...

Hello every body, :p I just wanna ask you a question please. So my question is: what is the difference between the flowcasting & the forecasting method ? PS: I was on this website but couldn't find out an answer! flowcastingbook.com/flowcasting.htm Thank you very much. Regards.

Why the need to have a Supplier Rating System; 1. The effectiveness of the Purchasing Department is judged by the quality and reliability of its suppliers. 2. Good source need to be cultivated to meet current and future needs. 3.We must do business with supplier that gives us the best value,...

Welcome to SupplierEvaluations.com Welcome to SupplierEvaluations.com, a web-based, business-to-business community of buyers and supply chain management professionals. SupplierEvaluations.com is dedicated to collecting and disseminating supplier performance evaluations based on peer to peer input...

Dear all, How can we evaluate suppliers price proposal? Kind regards, Subpad

how useful are effective is eProcurement? We are looking at developing a database of supplier and contractor performance records, linked to a website where suppliers and contractors can register and qualify for future business opportunities.

What is Product age band and product usage band in spare parts optimization? thnks

Hello Could you tell me how to compute for cost of PO? What should be considered in computing for this? I sometimes process PO in SAP with USD 200 as a total value which could have been more practical if this item was bought via cash advance. In order for me to support my justification,...

Dear, My name is Marcelo and I work in Brazil at Votorantim Group. Actually I have been searching a group to discuss about chemmicals raw materials. I would like to change a marketing information . Thank you

What really is the difference between the two? Which is better to apply in a a made-to-stock environment? Thanks.

Evening all I have been tasked with drafting a letter of appreciation to a supplier for their excellent efforts during recent project developments. They are a new supplier (less than 12 months). Can anyone point me in the right direction, structure, examples etc. Whilst I consider myself a...

The world of B2B (DELETED) is changing fast. Using the power, speed and versatility of the Internet, today companies of all sizes are conducting billions of dollars of new business everyday, thanks to secure and mission-critical business to business applications. B2B is defined by two companies...

dear all, i m new to this forum.. m working as a global sourcing analyst in a company which has business units in 6 countries........ could u please help how to optimize the purchase in various business units. for an instance, few plant has got supplier very closer might not take 2 days and few...

Hi all, I am interested in knowing the procurement reporting structure in your company? Does procurement roll up to manufacturing, finance or other depts. or is it independent. Zarka:rolleyes:

Has anyone ever tried to forecast returns? --At first I thought I could use Holt-Winters and forecast off seasonal trends expecting higher returns during start/end of the fiscal month, but the data didn't support this. --There must be a correlation to sales $'s , but we hold different...

Hi, Just curious about acceptable levels of waste in grocery retail produce. (Fruit, Vegetables etc). What do you think are the extremes here in terms of good/bad. For example is 2% really good and is 6% really bad?

The Chinese national government recently announced the May national holiday will no longer be observed. This means businesses will now be required to remain open during the first week of May starting in 2008. With this change however, a few single day holidays will be added during the year. Here...

We are looking into the possibility of sourcing product out of China, but are concerned about the risks and increase in lead times this might cause against our estimates in cost benefits, any advice from anyone who has successfully sourced from China and what best practices they would recommend for...

I am currently running a research programme and am looking for some feedback from the transport/haulage industry with regards to the use of biodiesel. Some large haulage fleets are currently using biodiesel (Tesco are using 50% in their fleet, 3663 are using, Wincanton have been trialling). ...

My company currently uses a 3PL to purchase components and manufacture our finished goods. Our sales have increased YOY and it is time that I feel the need to request price reductions from our 3PL which is part of our annual contract. We have begun to perform SKU consolidation so that our 3PL...

I get really confused over the difference between Provisioning, Procurement & Purchasing :-( Is there a simple definition somewhere? Tank

I have a project where I have to align retail buying to the supply chain. Has anyone had experience with this? I am seeking out a methodology.

has anybody used the scor kpi framework to implement a set of kpis. I've had a look and it looks very comprehensive. Maybe a little too detailed? I'd be interested in obtaining feedback from a real work example.

Trying to find information on the net about Inventory Management in bulk products. Particularly Oil/Petrol. Any ideas on where I might find something?

How does a company best capture demand information effectively to deploy inventory and determine inventory levels in various locations?