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definition of procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔purchase of products or services at the right price,
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delivered at the right time, of the right quality, in the
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right quantity, from the right source
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procurement process definition - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔starts with identification of a need for a product or
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service, to the sourcing and appointment of service/
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product provider and thereafter the management of those
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products or services
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Michael porters value chain - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔support activités: (indirect)*procurement, firm
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infrastructure, HR, technology |\ |\ |\




-procurement is a support activity because also includes
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indirect


primary activités: (Direct) inbound logistics, operations,
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outbound logistics, marketing/sales, service
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,procurement has a very direct impact on the bottom line - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to double firms profits either 1)
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marketing and sales increase firms turnover by 100% or
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2) purchasing would have to dust the firms cost just 5%
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4 key elements of procurement and supply management
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(SPCS) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔strategic orientation
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process driven approach |\ |\




cross functional groups
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supply base management |\ |\




3 strategic orientation/engagement levels - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔business cycle strategy: long term vision
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mission goals and priorities |\ |\ |\




strategic procurement cycle: *our focus, procurements
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mission and strategy implementation
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procurement sub processes: sourcing, managing supplier |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



relationships, ordering cycle |\ |\




the strategic procurement cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1. articulate vision mission and goals
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2. analyze situation (SWOT PESTLE 5 forces, stakeholder,
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portfolio analysis, process mapping/analysis)
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, 3. develop procurement strategy
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4. implement
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5. learn and improve
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process driven approach - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the
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procurement process is a logical sequence of activities
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connecting internal customers and external suppliers
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cross functional groups - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔procurement interacts with many functions (planning, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



manufacturing, engineering, R&D, quality, finance |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



accounting, suppliers) |\




global challenges for procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔pressure on costs ( financial crises, commodity prices)
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uncertainty (increasing volatility, geopolitical instability)
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complexity (greater power of BRIC, greater competition)
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sustainability (scarce natural resources, greenhouse gas
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emissions)


new business models (servitization, outsourcing)
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