Transforming Procurement Activity
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Speaker : MICHAEL W. GOZZO
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When : Thursday, October 03, 2024
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Time : 01 : 00 PM EST
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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)
Business activities are changing worldwide. Our customers are demanding more from their suppliers. This requires us to be introspective and look at what we do and why. Is it something that the customer will want? These questions are making take new directions never employed before by our organization.
This program will provide the identity of these new tasks and how to employ such! Along with that the tools/practices will be described and defined regarding their respective implementation.
Measurement tools will be demonstrated as well as experiences of others who have successfully employed them. Practices like supplier qualification and their demonstration via performance execution shall be presented. New programs like “SUPPLIER CERTIFICATION” will be defined. This will include the actions needed to accomplish it. In addition, the respective will be defined along with a plan.
Attending this program will provide you the tools and understanding to make it happen in your enterprise!
Areas Covered
- Why Improve Performance?
- Survival vs. Leader - Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management
- Leadership tools - Value-Added (VA) Opportunities
- How to identify - Qualifying the Supplier
- Methodology to employ - Performance Evaluation
- Measuring results
Who Should Attend
Buyer, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Manager.
Why Should You Attend
A desire to succeed by doing new and practical approaches – proven in other enterprises.
Practices and Benefits To Be Acquired:
- Learn Ten (10) Guidelines for Supplier Improvement
- How to Change Supplier “Paradigms”?
- What are Value-Added Costs in Procurement?
- Learn Required New Skills
- How to Achieve Supplier Certification?
- Evaluating Supplier Performance
Topic Background
Recognizing change in business is inevitable and willing to accept new approaches.
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$160.00
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