Purchasing strategy and strategic purchasing

Assignment Help Business Management

Reference no: EM132553

QUESTION 1

(a) Differentiate between purchasing strategy and strategic purchasing

(b) "World class purchasing is not only about placing orders". Describe the strategic role of the purchasing function in an organization

I) Many Suppliers Strategy

II) Few Suppliers Strategy

III) Keiretsu Network Strategy

IV) Vertical Integration Strategy

V) Virtual Company Strategy

QUESTION 2

Annalyse the strategic resources suggested by Johnson, Scholes and Whittington(2005), that must be used as enabling tools to support strategy

QUESTION 3

Explain why organizations nowadays give so much importance to Purchasing

QUESTION 4

It is difficult to implement change in an organization. What strategies would you adopt to overcome resistance to change in your organization?

QUESTION 5

Illustrate and describe the Kraljic Portfolio Purchasing Model

Reference no: EM132553

Questions Cloud

Explain relationships among an organisation and its supplier : The nature of relationships between an organisation and its supplier has changed from Transactional' to ‘Mutual Explain the above mentioned statement.

What is the probability that miss rain got the job : What is the probability that the park gates will be opened on time. ii If the gates are opened on time, what is the probability that Miss Rain got the job.

What are the major barriers to good communication : What are the major barriers to good communication. As a manager, how would you overcome these barriers. Briefly define and describe the process of Performance Management.

Give an overview of psychotherapy : Read the text carefully and answer the following questions. Give an overview of Psychotherapy. How does the behavioural therapists help in modifying the problem behaviours, and what are the techniques applied by them to achieve mental health.

Purchasing strategy and strategic purchasing : Differentiate between purchasing strategy and strategic purchasing World class purchasing is not only about placing orders. Describe the strategic role of the purchasing function in an organization.

What is life cycle costing : What is Life Cycle Costing. Describe briefly the methodology for Life Cycle Costing. What are the criteria to consider when a procurement officer is faced with the decision of procuring a used equipment instead of a new one.

State and describe the bpo business models : What is the definition of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) according to Gartner Dataquest. BPO deals mainly with non-core processes of an organization. Explain five of such type of processes. State and describe the BPO business models.

Is eco marketing always honest and ethical : In your opinion, what are the negative impacts of this growing demand on the physical state of the outdoor recreation sites in Mauritius? Is eco marketing always honest and ethical? Explain with examples related to outdoor recreation

Multilevel feedback queues and fcfs : What (if any) relation holds between the following pairs of sets of algorithms (a) Priority and SJF (b) Multilevel feedback queues and FCFS

User Account

All Pages