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Reverse auction

Tweet In an article upon online auctions we briefly mentioned the reverse auction. Now we have a look at this concept in more details. So, the reverse auction is an online auction in real time, based on falling prices, which on one hand is involved procuring entity, and on the other hand it’s a group of pre-selected suppliers. The bidding process is dynamic, suppliers compete for the contract, offering their own versions and competing with each other on-line, using specialized software. Suppliers to provide information on the status of their bids in real time, and, as a rule, the contract with the supplier receives the lowest bid price (or with … Читать далее

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Online auctions

Tweet The auctions have been held for several years to provide transactions. There are several types of auctions. In general, spare can be classified based on the competition between vendors and between the buyers and on the basis of increase or decrease costs. For example, the Dutch flower auctions - this is an example of an auction with a decrease in prices resulting from competition between buyers, while the traditional English-style auctions, which are often carried out on sales of equipment or furniture are the ones in where multiple buyers increase the price. This is a different model of auctions are now integrated with Internet technology, so buyers have new … Читать далее

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Standardization and simplification

Tweet "Standardization" and "simplification" terms are often used to refer to one and the same. Although, if we approach more closely, they belong to two different concepts. Standardization means compliance with certain size, design, quality, and similar parameters.

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Specializing in procurement and supply chain division

Tweet If the specializing in procurement and supply chain division should contribute to the achievement of organizational goals, it is necessary to equip professionals and clearly define the areas of responsibility for them. Specialization of procurement professionals helps them to develop expertise in specific areas and may require in the overall structure of specialized groups. Most of the large supply and procurement divisions consist of four general areas: management and sourcing of goods, material flow management, administrative tasks, and research related to supply.

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Total quality management

Tweet Total quality management (TQM) is a philosophy and management system that focuses on meeting the demands of consumers. In the process of TQM consumer can be both internal and external, as well as any link in the supply chain, receiving materials from the previous chain link .

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Cross-functional supply teams

Tweet Cross-functional teams consist of the employees of different functions and are engaged in tasks associated with supplies. It is widely believed that cross-functional teams with good professionals are to achieve better results in problems solving and provide higher profit organization as a whole at a lower cost, shorter terms, and so that the persons concerned are eager to perceive their results. Effective cross-functional teams save time through using not the serial, but parallel approach. For instance, if the development of a new process, its design, build and implementation of the workers involved major stakeholder groups, this process will face less difficulty from the outset, it will be eagerly accepted … Читать далее

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Supplier’s certification

Tweet No matter how perfect description of the application is, a procurement executive should always find out whether the suppliers really deliver what is required. This is done using quality assurance, testing, inspection and quality control. Usually, before placing an order with a new supplier, and often before the supplier requesting a quote, procurement verify potential or quality assurance directly to the supplier's premises. This is done in order to make sure that the supplier can produce products that meet specifications and provide the required quality standards. Once this approach is used in contracts for defense contracts, now it is widely used in all high-technology areas and in almost all … Читать далее

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Continuous improvement in procurement

Tweet Continuous improvement, which is sometimes called Japanese term "kaizen"  is engaged in the relentless pursuit of improving a product or process in the small workflow. This is a component of the concepts of ”just in time" and total quality management (TQM). Implementing continuous improvement should be based on well-formulated and structured approach to the use of common tools required to solve problems, in particular Pareto analysis, histograms, correlation diagrams, charts, cause-and- effect relationships, control charts and diagrams of the process.

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Radio Frequency Identification

Tweet RFID tags contains a chip and an antenna, which sends a signal, using the energy of the reader. This signal contains information about the package or its contents. There are a variety of types of electronic tags that vary the parameters of memory, frequency, power, and cost.

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«Kanban» system

Tweet "Kanban" is a simple and effective system of control, which helps to realize the system ‘just in time’ in practice. "Kanban" in Japanese means " card " , the use of such cards has become a major element in many control systems used in Japanese companies , including Toyota, whose system of " Kanban " attracted great attention of specialists around the world.

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