Selection Process of Aluminium Suppliers on the Chinese Market: case Accent Ltd
Grenko, Anastasia (2013)
Grenko, Anastasia
Mikkelin ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013052210154
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013052210154
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The selection process of suppliers is a fundamental objective during a purchasing act. A superior-selected supplier makes a strategic diversity to a company’s opportunity to decrease costs and refine the quality of its ultimate production.
The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis was to select a right supplier for the medium-sized Russian construction company Accent Ltd. Since the case company had a lot of activities, the search area was narrowed to aluminium railings (fence). The main reason why the case company had a strong willingness to find a new supplier was the high price. Moreover, price was the general criteria for searching suppliers.
In order to create a theoretical background, this bachelor’s thesis includes supply chain management, business logistics management, purchasing management, suppliers’ management, aluminium market study, and research on the Chinese market.
The research data was gathered by a participant observation, an in-depth interviewing method, precisely elite interviewing method, and document overview. These methods concern both parties of the thesis: the case company and potential Chinese suppliers.
As a result, a pool of the Chinese suppliers who could fulfill the company’s requirements was defined. According to the theoretical knowledge and the case company’s request, the superior-selected supplier was found.
The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis was to select a right supplier for the medium-sized Russian construction company Accent Ltd. Since the case company had a lot of activities, the search area was narrowed to aluminium railings (fence). The main reason why the case company had a strong willingness to find a new supplier was the high price. Moreover, price was the general criteria for searching suppliers.
In order to create a theoretical background, this bachelor’s thesis includes supply chain management, business logistics management, purchasing management, suppliers’ management, aluminium market study, and research on the Chinese market.
The research data was gathered by a participant observation, an in-depth interviewing method, precisely elite interviewing method, and document overview. These methods concern both parties of the thesis: the case company and potential Chinese suppliers.
As a result, a pool of the Chinese suppliers who could fulfill the company’s requirements was defined. According to the theoretical knowledge and the case company’s request, the superior-selected supplier was found.