Materials Purchased
Unit 1
XX XXXXX in the previous XXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX process XX creating, XXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX a car. XX order to keep the XXXXXXX simple XXX XXXX to XXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX focus on the materials purchased by the XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. X XXXXXX car can include XXXX 30.000 XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX and XXX assembling them, XXXX also needs a XXX of XXXXXXX services provided XX XXX suppliers. For XXXX XXX, XXXX XXXX need products and XXX materials made from steel, XXXXXXX, XXXXX, XXXXXXXX, rubber XXX even wood (Maverick, XXXX). Some components XXXXXX XXXX the company suppliers while XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX on XXXX. The philosophy XXXXXX mass production requires XXXX XXXX component XXXXXX be XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX to XXXXXXXX. This XX XXX, XXX car XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX into a XXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXX taking care of XXX XXXX XX XXX manufacturing process. Beyond the XXX materials XXX XXXXXXXXXX mentioned XXXXX, Ford XXXX XXXX need XXXXXXXXXX support services from XXX XXXXXXXXX. These services are on-XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX components, XXXXXXX, and XXXXXXX XXX the industrial XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX and even XXXXXXXX for XXX workers. The XXXX XXXXXXXXX and requirements XXX XX XXXXXXX to other XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXX, most XX XXX car XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX other XXXXXXXXX. In the XXXXXXX market context, XXXX the XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX and cost XXXXXXXXX are two main demands, XXXX is XXX able to produce XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXX. Buying the XXXXXXXXXX from XXXXX XXXXXXXXX allows Ford XX focus on XXX assembly process XXXX increasing the production output. Also, this XXXXXXXX gives the company a great XXXXXXXXXXX in adjusting XXX XXXXXXXXXX cycle. However, XXX average price XXX manufactured unit may be higher.
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XXXXXXX its XXXXXXX suppliers, XXXX XXXXX XXX have XXX XXXXXXXXX capacity XX XXXXXXXXXXX its XXXX. Back in 1913, XXXX XXXXX Ford and his team XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX assembly XXXX in XXX automotive XXXXXXXX, the factory XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX raw materials XXXX steel, glass, XXXXXX XXX wood from XXX XXXXXXX suppliers. Henry XXXX XXXXXXXXXX a car manufacturer that could XX XXXX-sufficient by owning XXX operating XXXXXXXXXX required in XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX (The XXXXX Ford XXXXXXXXXX, 2017). XX time, the XXXXXX XXX range XX cars XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX and Ford started XXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX the other XXXXXXXX activities behind. Today, XXXX XXXXXXXX an average of XX.XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX in its vehicles, XXXX XXX XXXXX modern XXX manufacturer (Maverick, XXXX). Most of these components XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX outside XXXXXXXXX with XXXX XXXXXXX tight with them to ensure the XXXX XXXXXXX possible. As XXX XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXX machinery, water XX XXXXX the production XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX XXX new cars XXX XXXX, natural gas XXX XXX heating system XXX XXXXXX XXX filling XX the cars. XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX each XXXXXXXXX and service XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX likeRFIs, XXXX, and XXXX. RFIs are Requests XXX XXXXXXXXXXX that XXX XXXXXX XXXX in the XXXXXXX stage XX the procurement process. Ford XXXXX XXXX to XXXX such XXXXXXXX XX XXXX suppliers XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX products or XXXXXXXX (XXXX, XXXXXX, 2017). XXXXXXXX for XXXXXXXXXX are XXXXXX used XXX standardized products. XXXX already XXXXX what products it wants XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX the delivery XX XXXXXXXXXX, delivery XXXXXXXX, XXX even XXXXX XXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXX for XXXXXXXXX XXX used XXXX XXXX needs a personalized offer and a XXXXXXX relationship. XXXX will use these XXXX XX proposals when it needs personalized or XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX its cars. XXXX, XXXX XXX best XXXX Ford seeks a XXXXXXXXXXX guided XX a XXXXXXX XXXXX relationship. In XXXXX XXXXX, XXXX Ford has a patent protected design developed XX XXX Research and Development department, the XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XX guarantee XXXX it XXXX use XXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX-how only XXX manufacturing components XXX XXXX. Considering XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX the XXXX XXXXXX XX components required XX XXXXXXXX a car, XXXX will use XXXX in its XXXXXXXXXXX process. This is XXX XXXX method XXXXXXX XXXX XXX model XXXXXXXX a dedicated XXXXXX XXX nearly XXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXX, Ford XXXXX't XXXX a XXXXXX or XXX nearby XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX like XXX XXXXX ago so XXX supplier XXXX probably have to XXXX XXX products in XXXX ford assembling XXXXX across XXX world.
Bid and Proposal XXXXXXXXX XXXX by Ford
As XXXXXXXXX in XXX previous section XX this XXXX, Ford will XXX theXXXXXXXX for XXXXXXXX (RFP) as XXX of XXX initial document in the XXXXXXXXXXX process. XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX is characterized XX XXX XXXX-market XXX premium XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX most XX the market demand. XX February 2017, XXXX XX% of XXX U.S car XXXXXX was dominated XX the first XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX (XXXX Street Journal, 2017). The XXXXX XXX competitors are local producers (General Motors, Ford) and the third XX an XXXXXXXX-Italian joint XXXXXXX (Fiat XXXXXXXX). Ford XX a XXXXXX producer XXX some crucial car XXXXXXXXXX XXX procured XXXX XXXXX-renowned car components manufacturers (Maverick, XXXX). On the XXX XXXXXX, each producer XXXXX to XXXXXXXXXXXXX its products as XXXX XX possible. A XXXXXX car starts with a unique XXXXXX and with XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX. When Ford XXXXXXXX and starts XXXXXXXXX a XXX car model, XXX Procurement XXXX XXXXXXXX several car component suppliers XXX XXXXX XXXX an RFP. For XXXXXXX, Ford buys XXXX XX the XXXXXXX assembled in XXX XXXX from XXXXXXX XXXXX (Maverick, XXXX). XXX airbags supplied XXXX to meet XXXXXXXXXX design, XXXXXXX and price conditions. The XXX XXXX XX Ford to Autoliv XXXX XXXXXXX requests XXXX the exact size of the XXXXXXX, the design features, minimum XXXXXXXXX capabilities, minimum safety and legal accreditations and XXXXXXXXX a payment XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. With the RFP, XXXX will XXXX out XX XXXXXXX can XX XXX XXXXXXXX for XXX new XXX. XX XXX, Ford XXX XXXX know how XXXX XXXX XXXXX XX equipped with Autoliv airbags. XXXXXXXXX, a single supplier XXXXXX cover XXX XXXXXX XXX all Ford factories. XXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX and they start with XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, the safety standards in each XXXXXX, the XXXXXXXX output and XXXX XXXX reasons. For XXXXXXX, XXXX could XXXXXX its North American factories XXXX airbags XXXXXXXXXXXX XX Autoliv in XXXXXXXX, Spain XXXXX it XXXXX choose XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX. The XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX by XXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXX manufactured by XXXXXXX will be XXXXXXXXXXXX in the XXX by XXXXX a company standard template. The XXX XXXX first XXXXXXX a summary and XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX Ford will describe XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX, business XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXX XXXXXXX will XXXXXXXX the proposal guidelines, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX on how XX XXXXXXXXX its XXXXX, XXX XXXX limits and who they XXX XXXXXXX for XXXXXXX inquiry. The XXXXX XXXXXXX will XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX description for the airbags required. XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX will XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXX and XXX payment terms XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX by XXXX. The RFP is probably XXX best XXXXXX XXX XXXX when XXXXXXXXXX car components. For other XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX are unrelated to XXX car XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. Ford XXXX XXXX use XXX other XXXXX XX bid XXX proposal documents. However, all XX XXXX will contain XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and commercial XXXXXXXXXXX. XXX volume XX goods and XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX by Ford XXXXXX it to have a strong negotiating position.
Unit 3
XXX way an XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX undergoes will XXXXXX a XXX XX XXX contract XXXX selected XX XXX XXXXXXXX partners. Looking at XXX matter strictly XX a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX that the XXXX contract XXXX XX XXX XXX XXXX maximizes XXX benefits for everyone involved. In XXXXXXXX, this objective XX hard XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX each partner will XXXX XX maximize XXX side of XXX XXXX XXXX XX XXX XXXXX would XXXX to XXXXXX. XXXXXXX, long-term XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX that a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX deal will help both XXXXX. XXXX demonstrated this approach XX keeping XXXX XX its major suppliers XXX XXXXXXX (Best, 2016). However, XXXX XX XXXXX business XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX different XXXXXXXX XXXXX. XXX XXXX-fixed-XXXXX (FFP), XXXX-XXXX-fixed-XXX (CPFF), XXXX-XX-XXX (XXX), XXX XXXX-plus-XXXXXXXXX-XXX (CPIF) XXXXXXXXX will XX XXXXXXX explored. The firm-fixed-price XXXXXXXX XXXXX most XX the XXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXXX. The supplier will receive a XXXX XXXXX XXX contract or batches, XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX for XXXXXX things XXXXXX. The only way XXX the XXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX of the XXXX XX by reducing XXX XXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX have XXX payment XXX delivery XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXX of XXX deal. XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXX contracts XX their best XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX with a XXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX showed XXXX XXXX-fixed-price contracts XXXX mostly focus on the financial XXXX XX XXX XXXX, neglecting XXX technical XXXX (Kendall, XXXX). Sometimes, Ford XXX XX buy simple goods and XXXXXXXX XXX both sides XXXXXXXXXXX that XXX cost structure XXXXX XX XXXXXXXX, On such deals, XXXX will XX for a XXXX-XXXX-fixed-fee XXXXXXXX. XX XXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXX sides XXX XXXXXXXX XXX supply XXXX XXX the XXXXXX margins XXXXXXXX in the deal (Grady, XXXX). The cost structure XXX change during XXX XXXX XXX Ford will XXX XXXXX XXXXX plus a fixed XXX to XXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXXX contracts XXXX usually work for XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX the food provided in XXX cafeteria or the cleaning services. If the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX be for a non-profit cause, Ford XXXXX XX XXX a cost-XX-XXX XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXX name, this contract means that Ford XXXX totally or partially XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX incurred XX XXX partnership, XXXXXXX XXXXXX any XXXXXX or a XXXX XXX XXX XXX supplier. However, no car XXXXXXXX XXXXX enter such a XXXXXXXXXXX.
XXX XXXXXXX deals, where XXX value XX the XXXXX and services purchased is XXXX to XXXXXXXX or there XXX a lot XX variables in XXX XXXX, besides XXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXXXX department might go for a XXXX-XXXX-incentive-fee XXXXXXXX. The supplier will be XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX the XXXX, quality and XXXXXXXX parameters XXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXX, Ford could XXX an XXXXXXXXX if the supplier XXXX XXXXXXX the goods XXXXXX, if XX faulty unit XXX manufactured or if XXX car will XXXX XXXXXX than expected. XXXX XXXXXXXXX are XXXX appropriate for special XXXXXXXX XXXX product design, marketing, XXXXX or customer relationship management.For its manufacturing XXXXXXXX, Ford XXXXX use XXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX except XXX cost-XX-fee ones. XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX development or marketing services, Ford will XXX XXX cost-plus-XXXXXXXXX contract. XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX car XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX will mostly XXX the firm-fixed-XXXXX and the XXXX-XXXX-fixed-fee contracts. The first is used XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX materials XXXX factories consume the XXXX XXX the XXXXXX for XXX outsourced services.
XXXXX-XXXXX XXXXXXXXX (3PLs)
Unit4
This XXXXXXX will XXXXXXX a discussion of XXXXX-party logistics (3PLs). XXX will define 3PLs XXX discuss XXX XXX of 3PLs in your XXXXXXXXXXXX. XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX not XXX third-XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX why.
Unit X
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Contract Closeout
Unit 5
This XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXXXX of how XXXX organization ensures the XXXXXXXX or XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. You will also discuss how you will XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX suppliers.
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This XXXXXXX XXXX discuss XXXXXXXX performance XXXXXXX XXX the use XX supplier audits XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX the contracting XXXXXX.
Memo XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
To:XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Justify using this XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX in a XXXX to XXX XXXXXXXXXXX officer XX your chosen organization. As XXXX of XXX justification, describe how XXX XXXX aligns with XXX organizational XXXXXXXX or XXXXXXX. XXXX will be completed in XXXX X.
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XXXX's XXX XXXXXXXXX win global contracts. (XXXX). Automotive News, XX(XXXX), XX.
Ford Motor XXXXXXX, (XXXX),XXXXXXXXXXX XXX Moving XXXXXXXX Line in XXXXXXXX, Ford XXXXX XXXXXX, September XX, 2013, retrieved from media.XXXX.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/XX/XXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXX-the-XXXXXX-assembly-XXXX-in-XXXXXXXX.pdf
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