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Rockwell Collins takes off: strategic sourcing becomes a way of life after the aviation electronics business spins off from Rockwell International. (Strategic Sourcing).
Purchasing, February, 2003 by Avery, Susan
Strategic sourcing is nothing new to Rockwell Collins. Before being spun off from Rockwell International in July 2001, the aviation electronics manufacturer was using a supply chain steering team (SCST) to direct sourcing and other activities of a number of commodity teams. To ensure continuity in this strategy once the spin-off was complete, management named Roger L.
Weiss, a 15-year Rockwell International veteran, to the post of senior director of enterprise sourcing at the new company. "When I joined Rockwell Collins from Rockwell International, we made a real attempt to take strategic sourcing and supply chain management and integrate the two, institutionalizing strategic sourcing processes and practices throughout the supply chain...
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