OPMA 403 Lecture 1: guest_speaker_notes
1 Oct 2017
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Personal: born in india, mechanical engineer, moved to canada in 2001, two boys, sports tennis, squash and basketball. Lived in toronto for 12 years, moved to yyc in 2012. Experience: work as an entrepreneur, global experience, asia- india, singapore, europe england, italy, ireland, north america canada, usa, mexico. Industries: consumer goods, hi-tech and electronics, aerospace, paper, service/consulting, oil & gas. Global procurement supply chain management organization challenges and opportunities: challenges creates opportunities. Category management: duplicate vendor, 50%-60% spend off contract, no system to measure supplier performance, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier management. Centralized procurement service center: transactional focus, high cost for po, non-standard and complex process, process optimization, reduced lead time, system automation, procurement. Inaccurate master date: not standard data codification system, no standardization reporting. Governance & enablement: master data standardization, reporting structure, key performance indicator (kpi) Best shore, global supplier competencies and capabilities not leveraged. Global procurement: asia/low cost geography office, procurement policy.
