Operations consulting in Supply Chain Management

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PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT
STRATEGY &
ORGANISATION
PLANNING &
CUSTOMER SERVICE
PURCHASING
& PROCUREMENT
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION

PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT

Lastingly optimise your procurement performance

You want to improve your purchasing and procurement activities to:

  • Reduce the complete cost of your
    direct and indirect purchases
  • Rationalise your raw materials and
    components inventories
  • Improve the availability of the
    raw materials and components
    used for manufacturing
  • Maximise the productivity of
    your procurement officers

TRAKER supports you in 3 areas

MASTER PLAN & ORGANISATION

MASTER PLAN &
ORGANISATION

PROCESSES

PROCESSES

STEERING TOOLS

STEERING TOOLS


  • Definition of the purchasing strategy by segment and implementation of savings plans
  • Review of the panel of suppliers (Reduction, Geographical extension, Redistribution)
    and optimisation of purchasing conditions
  • Reduction of the number of active references
  • Redesign of the procurement logistics master plan: flows of orders and physical flows
  • Review of procurement officers’ organisation
  • Development of wider cooperation with suppliers to secure supplies
  • Definition of a target procurement model per article
    (VMI, Supplier forecasts, Kanban, Order point, DDMRP, MRP, etc.)
  • Optimisation of procurement parameters per article
    (Safety stock, Lead time, Order minimum/multiples, Economic order quantity, etc.)
  • Review and setting of guidelines for logistics conditions per supplier
    (Incoterms, Lead times, Minimum order quantities, Packaging upon receipt, etc.)
  • Optimisation of the procurement process (Calculation of requirements, Order, Follow-up)
  • Guidelines and training for procurement officers
  • Targeted projects to improve supplier performance
  • Targeted disposal of component/raw materials inventories
  • Modernisation of ERP functions to calculate requirements and place orders
  • Implementation of tools for sharing requirements forecasts with suppliers
  • Implementation of EDI for supplier orders
  • Implementation of supplier control systems
  • Implementation of tools to monitor procurement officers’ performance

DDMRP
EOQ
MRP
VMI
Supplier EDI
Safety Stock
Supplier KPI
Supplier Development
SLA
DDMRP
EOQ
MRP
VMI
Supplier EDI
Safety Stock
Supplier KPI
Supplier Development
SLA
DDMRP
EOQ
MRP
VMI
Supplier EDI
Safety Stock
Supplier KPI
Supplier Development
SLA

REFERENCES & ACHIEVEMENTS

Our purchasing & procurement consulting missions include:

  • PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT | CAMPING EQUIPMENT

    Rationalisation of component inventories for production

    Rationalisation of component inventories for production
    • Reduction of the average inventory value
    • Increase in the availability rate for production
    • Enhancement of procurement officers’ efficiency
  • PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT | HOLIDAY RESORTS

    Optimisation of purchasing

    Optimisation of purchasing costs and structuration of the Purchasing department
    • Reduction of purchasing costs
    • Simplification and centralisation of purchasing processes
  • PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT | IN-FLIGHT CATERING

    Centralisation of procurement from production centres

    Centralisation of procurement from production centres
    • Reduction in supplier lead times
    • Elimination of backlogs on delivery docks at sites
    • Reduction of storage surface areas at sites
    • Standardisation of procurement methods