SUPPLY CHAIN
“ We have a score carding system to make sure that those who are performing well get a shot at more business versus those that are maybe under-performing ”
– Ken Morgel , Director , Purchasing & Supply Chain , BraunAbility
complete opposite of an OEM ’ s , and that has presented several challenges . Morgel explains : “ When you have low volume and a high mix , as a purchasing organization this makes affordability difficult because you don ’ t have that leverage with volume . And secondly , it makes it hard to predict and forecast need beyond a certain short timeframe , which is again opposite of an OEM .” OEMs produce blanket orders and commit to high volumes so they can ensure the best prices from supply bases . For BraunAbility on the other hand , this is not possible . Yet the company has slowly begun to move away from ‘ spot-buy ’ purchasing and move toward more strategic procurement services supported by a new ERP system .
This embedded system increases visibility . “ We can stratify our suppliers by spend and / or by part within that supplier , whereas before we had a system that required a little more data handling through spreadsheets ,” says Morgel . “ Now we have ready-made reporting and dashboards so we can do analysis
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