A Stronger Chain of Command

A stronger range of command By Daniel Schäfer in Frankfurt Published: October 11 2010 23:09 | Last updated: October 11 2010 23:09 | | |Engineering transform: due south has made hand over ranges a priority | When Barbara Kux arrived at Siemens in late 2008 to head the German engineering groups newly created supply chain management organisation, she soon discovered how badly her appointment had been needed. On evaluating Siemens supplier base, she was astonished to discover that Europes largest engineering company listed some of its 113,000 suppliers several times in its purchasing databases.

EDITORS CHOICE Siemens unsackable German round - Sep-29 Editorial Comment: Safe at Siemens - Sep-23 Siemens promises workers jobs for life - Sep-22 Nokia and Siemens consider private equity dialog - Aug-29 Gloom starts to lift for Nokia Siemens Networks - Aug-29 Siemens boosted by head start in new orders - Jul-29 The discovery laid bare the insufficiency of transparency and the inefficiencies in the groups decentralised purchasing system. Ms Kuxs experience will be acquainted(predicate) to many large and medium-sized industrial companies with gargantuan but cost-saving authorisation hidden in dispersed purchasing departments. While polish years economic crisis forced companies to concentrate on short-term working capital reductions such as speech down inventory levels, the recovery is prompting many to devour broader improvements in the supply chain. A recent global convey by Capgemini, the consultancy, revealed that improvement of customer service and supply chain processes have replaced the economic downturn at the top of supply chain managers agenda. Martin Raab, head of supply chain management at Capgemini, says: A lot of companies are currently thinking near ways to make their supply chains more sheer(a) and... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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