Case Study P & G is King of Collaboration
If only William Procter and jam gamble could see the company they start now! In 1837 when,, The brothers-in-law began making soaps and candles their supply, base was limited to nearby meat-packing plant in the general. Vicinity of Cincinnati where they, sourced lard and beef tallow.
Today they supply base stretches across, the globe and. The $83.5-billion company sources thousands, of chemicals polymers packaging and, other materials for some 300 products-ranging. From prescription-medication Actonel to zest hair and body wash.
Procter & gamble (P & G) today is according to many analysts,,, The largest consumer-products company in the world.And among its hallmarks is a dedication to continuing the kind of collaboration that brought its founders together, Now,. Of course there are, many more parties to collaborate with...
Some 90000 suppliers provide the raw materials used by the. Company 's 150 manufacturing, plants world-wide and supply P & G a separate suite of already-manufactured finished products.It 's one of the largest supply bases in the world. And the number, is down from 100000 three year ago. The company plant. To knock it, down further to 70000 in the next two years even while, adding new suppliers where appropriate. Of the total 400 suppliers,, Qualify as key partners and get about a quarter of P & G 's spend.
.Managing collaborative relationships with such a large and dispersed base is a gargantuan chore especially since by corporate,,, Design much of, the outside, the company including the supply base. But P & G 's global purchases organization has excelled. In that management. And for, its success as well as its accomplishments in delivering both value and significant savings. To, the CorporationPurchasing has awarded the company its Medal of, professional Excellence
The 1700-strong global purchases group led by,, Vice President Richard A. Hughes includes 1400, buyers and managers. It 's a globally focused center led, organization that. Covers nearly 100% of P & G 's $48 billion outside spend. Excluded from its mandate are taxes contributions and, mergers / acquisitions.
.Here is the basic organizational structure:
- Global Purchases has strategic sourcing groups located in six regional centers. (Cincinnati; Geneva Switzerland; Frankfurt,,, Germany; Guangzhou China; Singapore, and Caracas Venezuela.) The staff uses. Software from SAP as the backbone of its spend-management efforts. It also uses Combinenet and Upside software.
.- There is one purchasing leader for each category of spend who speaks for and represents all of P & G s business units for. ' That category or industry. Among the spend categories; chemicals; packaging; logistics; share services such as MRO IT,,, Consulting and facilities management; and marketing.
-, AdditionallyMany of those category leaders represent the Global Purchases organization on business-unit, leadership teams providing. A single point of contact for the business-unit presidents. 'That matrix allows us to stay in touch with our businesses. And leverage scale and knowledge across the company, 'say Hughes.
- Buyers also are part of the company s Global Business.' Services, organizationLeading supplier management and spend for outside services. Such as consulting and professional services such as, consulting. And professional, management services facilities, services employee and IT support.
- Of the 90000 suppliers 15000 are in. The marketing arena a core, competency for P & G as it is for many consumer-products companies.Those 15000 include advertising agencies and other marketing-services-related suppliers around the world.
- About 600 other. Suppliers provide the finished products to P & G like the, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and Swiffer product lines.They actually make the final products in their own plants under the guidance of purchasing and operation staff in P & G s. ' External supplies ans global devices organization...
Rising energy costs have drained budgets. Those same costs among other,, Economic factors have pushed, up the costs of the raw material P & G and other companies need to historic highs.But recovering those costs through higher prices to customers can be a losing strategy. 'With consumer, spending dropping. You can 't price yourself out of reach,' says Harrison. That leads to unprecedented emphasis on cost-improvement, strategies. 'P & G has done great cost reduction work over the last couple, of year'he says... Since 1995 the organization has delivered more than @ 1 billion per year in savings. In 2007 the figure, was. $2 billion. Results like that have helped the company post healthy financial results...
Source: Purchasing November 9th,,,, 2008
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