Cost Reduction Approaches In Purchasing
Michael W. Gozzo is President and Founder of THE TOTAL BUSINESS CONSULTING GROUP, LLC., a firm specializing in counseling and education of all levels of management in the areas of Supply Chain, Lean Manufacturing, Demand Flow Technology, Just-In-Time, ISO Certification, Total Quality Control, Manufacturing Systems Implementation, Inventory Control and Production/Operations Management.
His involvement with Silicon Valley leaders in Supply Chain Management, Lean Manufacturing practices, Procurement Application and ISO include Cisco, Infineon, Sunrise Telecom, PerkinElmer, Philips Semi-conductor and SanDisk and Intuitive Surgical as well as smaller enterprises.
Mike Gozzo went to Germany to train operational personnel at Lufthansa Air Cargo. He has been associated with Lean practices: pull systems, quick change, 5-S, VMI, cell design and others.
Mike has traveled and worked extensively in Canada, England, Hong Kong, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Indonesia,
Malaysia, South Africa, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman and Taiwan.
He has an Executive Program Masters’ Degree (MBA) from the University of New Haven, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Connecticut.
He is certified as CPIM & CSCP by the Association of Operations Management (APICS). ISO Assessor Training and registration per IQA Standards (#QM1344/17)
Mr. Gozzo is the co-author of "Made In America - The Total Business Concept" and several other books and numerous published articles. He has developed over 50 courses which can be customized for the respective client.
There are new roles that require a thorough understanding of functional interrelationships if you are to succeed.
This program identifies the elements needed to provide a business with the best materials and/or services. Understand how to bring together the concepts with Suppliers, and the new relationships necessary to ensure success. The presentation will show how to establish clear, mutually acceptable goals with your suppliers.
With the knowledge and practical methodology learned in this course, you will have the ability to boost your supplier’s performance.
Areas Covered
- How to make needed change happen?
- Myths requiring clarification.
- Understanding Tools for Cost Reduction
- Supplier Managed Inventory (SMI)
- Lead Time Reduction
- Dealing with a better Requisition Process - Making Things Happen
- Rules for Success
Who Should Attend
Buyer, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Manager.
Why Should You Attend
Being unaware of the new approaches developed to improve performance
- How to develop a collaborative partnership to obtain cost reduction?
- What the methodology is for creating an environment that engenders a productive exchange of ideas and focuses on company objectives?
- How to relate other functional activities, such as Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, Operations, and Maintenance?
- What are the techniques of systems contracting, vendor-managed inventories, supplier certification, etc, and how to employ them with measurable results?
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$200.00
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