Integrating Sustainability into Nike’s Procurement Process A key element of NIKE‚ Inc.’s corporate responsibility strategy is integrating knowledge and values across our organization. It’s a marathon‚ not a sprint. One example of integration comes from Global Procurement‚ which sources non-product suppliers for Nike (processes for selecting and monitoring product suppliers are described in the Workers and Factories section). Over the past five years‚ Global Procurement has partnered with several NIKE
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Industrial Market Vs Consumer Market Market Structure Understanding Industrial markets Industrial Market Geographically conc. Fewer buyers (relatively) Big buyers ( small number of large buyers) Consumer Markets Geographically dispersed Mass markets Free Market (large number of buyers) 1 Industrial Market Vs Consumer Market Market Structure - Example Understanding Industrial markets Industrial Market ( Rutile for Paints) Major ten cities. Fewer buyers (example 500) Oligopolistic buyers with
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Overview The case study “Jose Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua” outlines the automotive’s executive success and tribulations among GM and Ford‚ known for his charismatic‚ competitive‚ innovative and controversial manufacturing practices and sourcing strategies. Lopez was responsible for the emergency of GM as one of the most cost competitive operations in Europe‚ by working with suppliers to cut component costs. Companies selected to do business with GM would have to bid among each other‚ being the lower
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CONTENTS PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT 642 ASSIGNMENT 1 1 Aim of Assignment: 1 Assignment - Four questions 1 Dates & Penalties 1 Format 1 Question 2(a) CASE STUDY - ETHICS IN PROCUREMENT - MS SMITH 2 Question 2(a) 2 Question 3 - CASE STUDY - THE TENDERING PROCESS - RAY GUNN 3 Question 3 4 Question 4 - CASE STUDY - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION - TOM DEWEY 4 Student notes 5 PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT 642 ASSIGNMENT 1 Aim of Assignment: • SPECIFICATIONS - To demonstrate the ability to
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Government: Municipal Systems Act The Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act The King Report II on Corporate Governance for South Africa 2002 The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act The National Small Enterprise Act Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Act State Information Technology Agency (SITA) Act Public-Private Partnerships Policy to guide uniformity in procurement reform processes in Government National Treasury
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department must find a solution to the current ordering process‚ to limit the amount of resistance from employees and prevent further system errors; all in order to use tax payers money to its full potential. Analysis: Strengths – New integrated procurement system has the potential to improve the efficiency of the entire buying process Weaknesses – Employee resistance to change could cripple the new system and force TriCity to revert back to their old‚ less efficient system Opportunities – If the
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department or team of a company basically seek to answer these two questions: what we buy and how we buy. The answers to these two questions can change depending to companies size and sector. Indeed‚ by answering these two questions is the main goal of procurement team or department is to create best value for money and to maximize it. It is possible to maximize best value for money by obtaining surplus value. Surplus value is different from the value. Surplus value locates between cost of production for
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They have the option of receiving several different proposals of various prices and estimates‚ giving them the option to pick the one that will provide what service or product they are requesting all while keeping within their budget. Because the procurement must be conducted with full and open competition‚ the bidders would have a better knowledge on what their competitors are offering and can likely match it. In the event a smaller company was awarded the contract‚ a larger company would have
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OHIO MILK CASE Introduction There are many different procurement markets in the world. Public sectors often use the system of auctions in order to ensure competition within these markets. Buyers announce their need of a specific good and the date of auction whereby the supplier with the smallest bid gains the contract. Suppliers need a lot of information beforehand in order to be able to react quickly to their competitors’ bids. The system of auctions however often encourages the formation of illegal
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purchasing team must understand the goals and business strategy of the organization. Purchasing and inventory management will have a huge impact on the company’s bottom line. Part of the purchasing process is dealing with foreign suppliers and e-procurement. The purchasing personal are required to fulfill many functions within the organization. The purchasing personal is responsible for some level of approving the acquisition of goods and services used by the organization. The business environment
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