Introduction
  • Introduction
  • A little bit about me
  • How to deal with Blurry image
  • How to reach additional resources
Purchasing – general information
  • Introduction to Purchasing
  • Goals of Purchasing
  • Purchasing Value Drivers
  • Typical problems in Purchasing
  • Where is Purchasing Located in the organization
Useful Frameworks for Analyzing Purchasing
  • Useful Frameworks for Analyzing Purchasing – Introduction
  • Cost reduction framework
  • Cost reduction framework – Purchasing Impact
  • General framework for Liquidity Improvement
  • Liquidity Improvement Framework – Purchasing Impact
Quick wins
  • Quick wins – Introduction
  • 80/20 - productivity hacks
  • Low-hanging fruits framework
  • Quick wins for cost reduction
  • Quick wins for cost reduction – Remarks on Pontetial Savings
  • Quick wins in Drugstore – Case Introduction
  • Quick wins in Drugstore – Cost Structure
  • Quick wins in Drugstore – Cost Reduction
  • Quick wins in Drugstore – Summary
  • How to estimate the potential reduction in costs
  • Quick wins for Purchasing
  • Purchasing costs estimation – Case Introduction
  • Purchasing costs estimation – Data Available
  • Purchasing costs estimation – Cost Estimation
  • Purchasing costs estimation – Cost Summary & Potential Savings
Make-or-buy analysis
  • Make-or-buy analysis – Introduction
  • Total cost of ownership
  • Car vs Uber – Introduction
  • Car vs Uber – Cost of own car Basic
  • Car vs Uber – Uber
  • Car vs Uber – Comparison of costs
  • Make-or-buy courses – Case Introduction
  • Make-or-buy courses – Make Option
  • Make-or-buy courses – Buy Option
  • Make-or-buy courses – Comparison
  • Make it or buy it – When to make even if it is more expensive
  • Delegating some work to others – Case Introduction
  • Delegating some work to others – Analysis of activities
  • Delegating some work to others – Summary
  • Capex vs Opex
  • Construction work option analysis – Case Introduction
  • Construction work option analysis – Data Available
  • Construction work option analysis – Solution
  • Choice of floor in a Retailer – Case Introduction
  • Choice of floor in a Retailer – Data Available
  • Choice of floor in a Retailer – Solution
Reduce usage
  • Reduce usage – Introduction
  • Eliminate fully certain expenses – Consulting Firm – Case Introduction
  • Eliminate fully certain expenses – Consulting Firm – Available Data
  • Eliminate fully certain expenses – Consulting Firm – Solution
  • Use less – Cosmetics Producer – Case Introduction
  • Use less – Cosmetics Producer – Available Data
  • Use less – Cosmetics Producer – Solution in Excel
  • Use less – Cosmetics Producer – Impact on Inventory
  • Use cheaper substiute – Drugstore chain – Case Introduction
  • Use cheaper substiute – Drugstore chain – Available Data
  • Use cheaper substiute – Drugstore chain – HQ Analyses
  • Use cheaper substiute – Drugstore chain – Boxes & Summary
Renegotiate prices – Introduction
  • Renegotiate prices – Introduction
  • How to gather data on prices
  • Seasonality of prices
  • Bread producer – Case Introduction
  • Bread producer – Data Available
  • Bread producer – Spot and Bulk Buying
  • Bread producer – Mixed Buying
  • Value Streaming Analysis
  • Implied price of cardboard boxes – Case Introduction
  • Implied price of cardboard boxes – Case Drivers
  • Implied price of cardboard boxes – Data Available
  • Implied price of cardboard boxes – Solution
Specification overview
  • Specification overview – Introduction
  • Why you should create specifications?
  • How to use specification to reduce costs – Framework
  • Ask what is the purpose of the specific parameter
  • Purchase of computers – Case Introduction
  • Purchase of computers – Case Solution
  • 5 Why
  • Remove things that you no longer need
  • Remove things that bring only marginal improvement
  • Introduce modularity
  • Christmas packaging – Case Introduction
  • Christmas packaging – Data Available
  • Christmas packaging – Solution
  • Standardize components for different products
  • Standardize components for different products – Data Available
  • Standardize components for different products – Solution
  • Create Standard choices
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