Manufacturing Industry
Avnet automates req-to-check process for MRO.(Sourcing Strategy)(Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul )
Purchasing, September, 2004
When Phil Wehrli joined Avnet Inc., as director of procurement services in 2003 he was tasked with automating the company's purchasing. system for indirect goods and services in North America. Headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., Avnet is one of the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and services companies.
Embarking on the project in June of that year, Wehrli and his team conducted a spend analysis of Avnet's indirect buy, renegotiated agreements with suppliers, created a dozen or so online catalogs and trained employees to use a new e-purchasing system. Within a year, Avnet reduced "hard" costs of purchasing indirect goods and services by 15%, exceeding a target of 10%. Since he had worked to automate the purchasing process at a...
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