SCM420:Procurement and Acquisition
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Table of Contents
Organizational Overview3
Materials Purchased4
Bid and Proposal Documents5
Contract Types6
Third-Party Logistics (3PLs)7
Supplier Relationship Management8
Contract Closeout9
Maintaining Supplier Performance10
Memo to Procurement Officer11
References12
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XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX focus XX an XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX with XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX business partners. XXX legacy XX tied strong with XXX founding and development XX the American XXXX industry. XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX was XXXXXXX in 1903 in XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX on XXXXXXX X, XXXX, XXXX started the first XXXXXXXX line in XXX auto XXXXXXXX (Ford, XXXX). XXX assembly XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX production XXXXXX XXX it also XXXXXXXXX XXX pressure XX XXX supply XXXXX. Today, XXX XXXX and for other auto XXXXXXXXXXXXX as XXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXX a XXX of products XXX XXXXXXXX required for XXXXXXXX a car.In the XXXX years, the procurement XXXXXXX went through two XXXXX changes. Starting XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXXX XX reduce XXX number of XXXXXXXXX with XX%, from 1260 to 750 (XXXX Business XXXX, 2013). XX the same time, Ford XXXXX to XXXXX a XXXXXX car XXXXX for XXX XXXXXX XXXXX, XX part of the “One Ford” XXXXXXX. This XXXXX that fewer suppliers will bring in a reduced XXXXXX of XXXXXX XXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXXXX News, XXXX). The procurement XXXXXXX XXX Ford and XXX other private XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX from XXX one applicable to XXXXXX XXXXXXXX. First of XXX, Ford's XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XX a derived XXX. XXXX XXXXX that the XXXXXX of XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX from its suppliers is directly dependent on XXX number of XXXX sold. XXXX, the company XXX a XXXXXX Center, XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX orders XXX keeping a XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX the XXXXXXXXX (XXXXX, XXXXXXX, XXXX). At XXXX, most XX the XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX. The initial contracts are XXXXXX XX a long XXXX basis XXXXXXX the XXXXXXX XXXXX stability in its XXXXXXXXXX XXXX and supply chain XXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX when a XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX or when a XXX car XXXXX is XXXXXXXXX XXXX different components XXXXXXXXX XX other suppliers. XXXXXX any new buy, XXXX will most probably apply the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX used in most XXX private companies. First, the XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX a problem XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXXX a XXX XXX or a remake of a current XXX XXX XXX company needs XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX are not available in XXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXX, XXXX conducts an XXXXXXXXXXX search, XXXXXXXXXXXXX with its current suppliers XXXXXXXX similar XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX evaluation goes on, XXXX XXXX analyzing XXXXX options and XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXX component. On the XXXX XXXXX, Ford XXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, select the XXXXXXXX XXX start the XXXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXX stage XX the post XXXXXXXX decision, XXXXX Ford XXXXXXXX XXX engineers XXXXXXX how XXXX (or not) the new component is XXXXXXXXXX on XXX assembled XXXX.
Ford takes XXXX of the XXXXXX XXXXXXX required to build XXX sell a car. XX all XXXXXX in de XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX Ford XXXXXXXXX are working on XXX XXXXXXXXXX, testing and XXXXXXXXX them XXXXX XXXX develop a XXX car. XXXX, XXXX XXXX tool and XXXXXXXX its factories to XXXXXXXXXXX XXX cars. In XXX XXXX stage, the company XXXX assemble XXX XXXX XXX ship them XX XXX XXXXXXXXX dealerships. XXXX is XXXX a simplified explanation XXXXXXX XXXX also XXX a XXXXXXXXX division XXX a post-sales one. Because XXXX XX XXXXXXXX in the whole XXXXXXX, XX shown XXXXX, XXX company will need a complex procurement XXXX XXXX will not XXXXX XX XXX parts and components.Ford is a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX to XXXXXXXX benefits for its XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXX XX XXXX XX a XXXXX global XXXXXX in the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXX is XXXXX a family business. The founding XXXXXX still XXX a strong ownership XXX control XXXX the XXXXXXXX. XXXXXX XXX 2008-XXXX U.S Automotive industry XXXXXX, XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX by XXX XXXXXXXXXX in the “XXX XXX XX XXXX” XXXX and made XXXXXXXX XXX a XXXXXX XXXXXXX (XXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXX, 2013).
Unit X
As shown in the XXXXXXXX section, XXXX XXXXXX the entire XXXXXXX XX creating, manufacturing XXX XXXXXXX a XXX. XX order to keep XXX XXXXXXX simple XXX easy to follow, XXXX section XXXX focus on XXX materials purchased XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. X single XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXX 30.000 parts and XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX assembling them, Ford XXXX XXXXX a set XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX provided XX its suppliers. For each car, XXXX XXXX XXXX products and raw materials made from steel, plastic, glass, aluminum, XXXXXX and XXXX wood (XXXXXXXX, XXXX). Some XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX from XXX company suppliers XXXXX XXXXXX are manufactured XX XXXX. The philosophy behind XXXX XXXXXXXXXX requires XXXX each component should be XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXX to XXXXXXXX. This XX why, the car factory XX XXXXXXX into a XXX XX departments and workshops, XXXX one XXXXXX XXXX XX XXX part of XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX process. XXXXXX the raw materials and components mentioned above, Ford will XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX its suppliers. XXXXX services are XX-site XXXXXXXXX XXX components, XXXXXXX, and XXXXXXX for the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX and XXXX caterers for the workers. XXX same XXXXXXXXX XXX requirements XXX be XXXXXXX to XXXXX car XXXXXXXXXXXXX. Today, most of the XXX components XXXX XXXX other suppliers. XX the XXXXXXX XXXXXX context, XXXX the speed of XXXXXXXXXX and cost reduction XXX two XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXX is not able to XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX scratch. XXXXXX XXX components XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX Ford to XXXXX on the assembly process XXXX XXXXXXXXXX the production output. XXXX, this approach gives XXX XXXXXXX a XXXXX flexibility in XXXXXXXXX its production XXXXX. However, XXX average XXXXX XXX manufactured unit XXX be XXXXXX.
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Without XXX outside suppliers, Ford would XXX have XXX XXXXXXXXX capacity XX manufacture XXX XXXX. XXXX in XXXX, XXXX XXXXX Ford XXX XXX team XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX in the automotive industry, the factory was buying mostly raw XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX, XXXXX, XXXXXX and XXXX from XXX XXXXXXX suppliers. XXXXX Ford envisioned a car manufacturer that could be self-XXXXXXXXXX XX owning XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX required in XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX (The XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX, 2017). In time, XXX XXXXXX XXX range of XXXX manufactured XXXX XXX Ford started XXXXXXXX on XXX auto XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXX other XXXXXXXX activities XXXXXX. Today, Ford includes an average XX 30.000 XXX XXXXXXXXXX in its vehicles, like XXX other XXXXXX XXX manufacturer (XXXXXXXX, XXXX). Most of these XXXXXXXXXX XXXX be XXXXXXXXX XXXX outside suppliers XXXX XXXX working tight XXXX them XX XXXXXX the best quality possible. XX for XXX services, Ford XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX to XXXXX its machinery, XXXXX XX XXXXX the production XXXXXXXXXX XXX prepare the new XXXX XXX sale, XXXXXXX gas for the heating XXXXXX and XXXXXX for filling up XXX cars. XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX each XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX starts XXXX sending business inquiry XXXXXXXXX likeXXXX, RFQs, and XXXX. RFIs are XXXXXXXX XXX Information XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXX in the XXXXXXX XXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXXXXX process. XXXX would XXXX XX XXXX such XXXXXXXX to XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX same products or XXXXXXXX (Mhay, XXXXXX, XXXX). XXXXXXXX for Quotations XXX XXXXXX used XXX standardized XXXXXXXX. Ford already knows what XXXXXXXX it wants XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX regarding XXX XXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, and XXXX price range. XXX Requests XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX used when Ford XXXXX a personalized offer XXX a complex relationship. Ford XXXX use these XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX it XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX or unique XXXXXXXX XXX its cars. Also, XXXX are XXXX XXXX XXXX seeks a XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX by a XXXXXXX XXXXX relationship. In other words, when Ford XXX a XXXXXX protected design XXXXXXXXX XX XXX Research and XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXX will XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX that it XXXX use XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX-how XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX components XXX Ford. XXXXXXXXXXX XXX complex partnership XXX XXX XXXX number XX XXXXXXXXXX required to XXXXXXXX a car, Ford will XXX RFPs in its XXXXXXXXXXX process. XXXX XX the XXXX XXXXXX because XXXX car model requires a dedicated design for nearly XXXX XXXXXXXXX. Also, Ford doesn't XXXX a single or two nearby XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX like 100 years XXX so XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX probably XXXX XX XXXX XXX products in XXXX ford XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX across XXX XXXXX.
XXXXXXXX Types
Unit 3
XXXX section will XXXXXXX XXX contract XXXXX XXXX XXX procurement XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX your chosen XXXXXXXXXXXX.
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XXXX section will contain a XXXXXXXXXX XX third-XXXXX logistics (3PLs). You XXXX define 3PLs XXX discuss XXX use of XXXX in XXXX organization.XX your organization XXXX XXX XXX XXXXX-party XXXXXXXXX, describe XXX reasons why.
Supplier Relationship Management
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This section XXXX XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXXX XX the supplier relationship XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX that XXXX organization uses.
Contract XXXXXXXX
Unit 5
XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX contain a description XX how XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX or services procured XXXX expectations.You XXXX XXXX discuss how you will finalize XXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX.
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This XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX performance XXXXXXX XXX XXX XXX XX XXXXXXXX audits to XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX during the contracting period.
To:Procurement XXXXXXX
From:Student Name
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Subject:XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX procurement plan in a memo XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXX organization. As XXXX XX the XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX how XXX XXXX aligns with the XXXXXXXXXXXXXX strategy or mission. This XXXX XX completed in Unit X.
XXXX's key XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX contracts. (XXXX). Automotive XXXX, 85(6473), XX.
XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX, (XXXX),Celebrating XXX Moving XXXXXXXX XXXX in XXXXXXXX, Ford XXXXX Center, XXXXXXXXX 12, 2013, retrieved XXXX media.XXXX.XXX/content/fordmedia/fna/XX/en/XXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXX-the-moving-assembly-line-in-XXXXXXXX.XXX
Ford XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX." XXXX Business News, 22 Oct. XXXX. Academic XXXXXXX, ezproxy.XXXXXXX.edu/XXXXX?XXX=http://XX.XXXXXXXXX.com/ps/i.XX?p=AONE&sw=w&u=vic_liberty&v=X.1&id=XXXX%7CA346465226&XXX;it=r&XXX;asid=ded39a685fd7610f0c020a211fb0c0e2. XXXXXXXX XX XXX. 2017.
Henry Ford Foundation (2017), XXXXX XXXX’s XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX/visit/ford-rouge-XXXXXXX-tour/history-and-timeline/XXXXX-XXXXX/
XXXX, X. C., MacDuffie, J. X., &XXX; XXX, X. X. (2013). XXXXXX XXX Recovery in XXX XX XXXX Industry: Tumultuous XXXXX for a Collective XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXX XXXXXX, 45.
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Johnson, X. X., &XXX; Flynn, X. X. (2014).XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX (XXXX ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-XXXX.
Maverick, X.B,XXXX types XX raw XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXX by an auto manufacturer,XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXX investopedia.XXX/XXX/answers/062315/what-XXXXX-raw-XXXXXXXXX-would-be-XXXX-auto-manufacturer.asp
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