Manufacturing Industry
Textron commodity team consolidates copier buy. (Sourcing Strategies).
Purchasing, October, 2002 by Avery, Susan
Using a commodity team of representatives from each of its businesses--Aircraft, Fastening Systems, Industrial Products, Industrial Components and Finance--and its headquarters location in Providence, RI., Textron Inc. has consolidated its copier buy, reducing purchase costs by 17%.
Led by Ryan Doerksen, manager, indirect materials and services and e-business, Cessna Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kan., the team used a five-step strategic sourcing process through which it determines a baseline spend, develops a commodity strategy, selects a supplier, negotiates an agreement and implements and monitors supplier performance. Use of commodity teams and the five-step sourcing process to consolidate the copier buy is part of Textron's plan to encourage its businesses...
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