Development of a Strategic Planning model for Determination and Implementation of a Sourcing Group Strategy for Cast Iron Material Group inside the MAN Nutzfahrzeuge
Fallhubert, Inna (2010)
Fallhubert, Inna
Saimaan ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010121217905
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010121217905
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Purchasing is an integral component of the value chain of every enterprise. Its value adding extent not just reflects the monetary value, but also the critical availability of the purchased products for achieving of concrete corporate goals.
In the last decade, driven by increased importance of globalization, increased raw material prices, scarcity of resources and increased competition, altered market structures, purchasing is getting visible again from the back-office and is now viewed in large corporations as a strategic function, centrally due to the immense amount of money that it is responsible for.
As the professional requirements on purchasers are changing, a need for a strategic planning model emerges, that could help to make the process of strategy determination much easier and serve as a guideline.
The purpose of this thesis is to develop a strategic planning model assisting the purchaser during the sourcing group strategy determination and implementation process, and to apply developed model for design of Cast Iron sourcing group strategy for the next year period within the MAN Nutzfahrzeuge and its Purchasing Department.
The utilized data was collected during the practical training from 1st of June to 1st November in the Central Purchasing Department of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, especially in the Cast Iron sourcing group. The paper consists of two empirical parts. The first one involves gathering information about the problem existence (need for a strategic planning model) and theoretical framework needed for the model development. The second part handles data collecting for the testing of the developed model such as corporate vision and goals through visiting of internal information fairs and interviewing, analysing of the sourcing group´s recent performance and activities. At this point must be mentioned that most of the figures and names related to Cast Iron performance and suppliers have been modified for the reason of internal data confidence.
Finally practical testing of the developed model shows evidence, that the model could be established as a strategic planning tool for the sourcing group strategy determination and implementation process within the Purchasing Department.
In the last decade, driven by increased importance of globalization, increased raw material prices, scarcity of resources and increased competition, altered market structures, purchasing is getting visible again from the back-office and is now viewed in large corporations as a strategic function, centrally due to the immense amount of money that it is responsible for.
As the professional requirements on purchasers are changing, a need for a strategic planning model emerges, that could help to make the process of strategy determination much easier and serve as a guideline.
The purpose of this thesis is to develop a strategic planning model assisting the purchaser during the sourcing group strategy determination and implementation process, and to apply developed model for design of Cast Iron sourcing group strategy for the next year period within the MAN Nutzfahrzeuge and its Purchasing Department.
The utilized data was collected during the practical training from 1st of June to 1st November in the Central Purchasing Department of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, especially in the Cast Iron sourcing group. The paper consists of two empirical parts. The first one involves gathering information about the problem existence (need for a strategic planning model) and theoretical framework needed for the model development. The second part handles data collecting for the testing of the developed model such as corporate vision and goals through visiting of internal information fairs and interviewing, analysing of the sourcing group´s recent performance and activities. At this point must be mentioned that most of the figures and names related to Cast Iron performance and suppliers have been modified for the reason of internal data confidence.
Finally practical testing of the developed model shows evidence, that the model could be established as a strategic planning tool for the sourcing group strategy determination and implementation process within the Purchasing Department.