U² Unternehmensberatung & Umsetzungsunterstützung GmbH

• Company
• Consulting
  • LEAN Production
    • 5S
    • CIP Production
    • Layout Planning
    • Shopfloor Management
    • VSA^plus Production
    • Time Management^plus
  • LEAN Machine & Plant
    • EOP^plus
    • SMED
    • TPM
  • LEAN Controlling & Logistic
    • Kanban
    • Storage Management
    • Supermarket / Warehousing
    • Internal Transport Management
    • External Transport Management
  • LEAN Quality
    • Six Sigma
    • FMEA
  • LEAN Administration
    • 5S
    • CIP Administration
    • VSA^plus Administration
  • LEAN Purchasing
    • Purchasing Excellence
    • Analysis of Buy Part Prices
    • Supplier Cooperation Projects
  • LEAN Development
    • VSA^plus Development
  • LEAN Product
    • Value Analysis^plus
  • LEAN Project Management
    • PMT^plus
  • LEAN Energy & Resources
    • VSA^plus Energy & Resources
  • LEAN Potential Analysis
    • QuickCheck^plus
  • Interim Management
• Competence

Purchasing Excellence

On consultancy projects we usually start upstream within the analysis phase of (commercial) processes. That means in order to achieve the best results based on the customer requirements we analyse the process chain backwards from backwards from the end to the beginning to get a transparency of the material flow in the company. The purchase department concludes the process chain which appears as an even more important factor. Decisions, which will lead to efficiently bundled material supplies, will be taken there. Regarding to the demand for quality, on time delivery, sales price and future inventories , decisive factors will be influenced which are valuable for you as a customer, as well as for us as a consultancy and representative of the lean production philosophy. With focus on a lean organisation a lot of decisions can be initiated at the purchase department. Due to our many years of experience as an implementation focused consultancy we know all the switches and possibilities to achieve a sustainable strategically and operational positioning of your purchase department. Therefore we would like to offer you the support that you need during the conceptual planning as well as on the practical application.

Contents

Cost optimization

• Supplier reduction: generation of hub effects, supporting selection, negotiations and move of quantity
• Consignment stock: selection of product groups, support of negotiations, training of suppliers, drafting of contract
• Supplier KANBAN: reduction of inventory, missing parts and scheduling effort
• LCC: definition and implementation of effective LCC strategies
• Negotiations: support of complex and difficult negotiations
• Supplier cooperation projects: product value analysis, purchased part analysis and process optimization on supplier premises
• Purchased part analysis: analysis of the manufacturing costs of purchased items, realization of cost reduction and structural changes
• Online sales: selection of suitable quantity, preparation of the offer, training and motivation of suppliers
• E-procurement: generation of online catalogues for consumables, selection of potential product groups, negotiations with suppliers, training and motivation of suppliers and internal employees

Strategic Alignment

• Operational and organizational structure design: lead buyer concept, separation of strategic and operational purchasing, implementation of project purchasing, implementation of efficient trouble shooting in case of delivery problems etc.
• SQA (Supplier Quality Assurance)
• Key indicators: definition of key indicators, with focus on few but significant ones
• Interim management

Supporting Processes

• Make or Buy: generation of a significant make or buy analysis incl. risk assessment
• Supplier assessment
• Supplier audit regarding logistic and quality related performance

Which additional values will you receive?

• Long term experience in the area of supplier cooperation projects and of purchased parts analysis
• Profound purchasing know-how based on a consulting team with experience in the automotive and supplier industry