| Vendor Evaluation and Consolidation | 183 days? | Mon 01.01.07 | Wed 12.09.07 | | |
| Perform Preliminary Investigation | 15 days? | Mon 01.01.07 | Fri 19.01.07 | | |
| Assign resources to preliminary investigation | 1 day? | Mon 01.01.07 | Mon 01.01.07 | | Purchasing |
| Develop preliminary investigation plan | 5 days? | Mon 01.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | | Purchasing |
| Develop scope of analysis/vendor review | 10 days? | Mon 08.01.07 | Fri 19.01.07 | 3 | Purchasing |
| Analyze vendor landscape and options | 5 days? | Mon 01.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | | Purchasing |
| Preliminary Investigation Completed | 0 days | Fri 19.01.07 | Fri 19.01.07 | 2,3,4 | |
| Perform Vendor Requirements Analysis | 20 days? | Mon 22.01.07 | Fri 16.02.07 | | |
| Identify Set of Vendors to Consolidate | 10 days? | Mon 22.01.07 | Fri 02.02.07 | | |
| Analyze purchasing and sourcing statistics | 5 days? | Mon 22.01.07 | Fri 26.01.07 | 6 | Purchasing |
| Analyze vendor discount terms and service areas | 5 days? | Mon 22.01.07 | Fri 26.01.07 | | Purchasing |
| Prioritize sourcing areas to be included | 5 days? | Mon 29.01.07 | Fri 02.02.07 | 10 | Purchasing |
| Compile list of Vendors to be reviewed | 5 days? | Mon 29.01.07 | Fri 02.02.07 | | Purchasing |
| Identification of Vendor Set Completed | 0 days | Fri 02.02.07 | Fri 02.02.07 | 11,12 | |
| Develop Comparison Criteria and Process | 10 days? | Mon 05.02.07 | Fri 16.02.07 | | |
| Develop vendor selection technical specifications | 5 days? | Mon 05.02.07 | Fri 09.02.07 | 13 | Product Engineering,Manufacturing Engineer,Purchasing |
| Develop vendor selection supply chain logistical performance criteria | 5 days? | Mon 05.02.07 | Fri 09.02.07 | | Process Engineer,Manufacturing Engineer,Purchasing |
| Develop vendor selection financial stability criteria | 5 days? | Mon 05.02.07 | Fri 09.02.07 | | Accounting,Purchasing |
| Develop vendor selection quality performance criteria | 5 days? | Mon 05.02.07 | Fri 09.02.07 | | Product Engineering,Purchasing |
| Develop vendor sales and customer service criteria | 5 days? | Mon 05.02.07 | Fri 09.02.07 | | Marketing,Purchasing |
| Develop vendor global presence criteria | 5 days? | Mon 05.02.07 | Fri 09.02.07 | | Manufacturing Engineer,Purchasing |
| Identify Risk Assessment Criteria | 5 days? | Mon 05.02.07 | Fri 09.02.07 | | Accounting,Purchasing |
| Develop Weighting and Scoring Approach for comparing vendors | 5 days? | Mon 12.02.07 | Fri 16.02.07 | 15,16,17,18,19,20 | Purchasing |
| Comparison Criteria and process Complete | 0 days | Fri 16.02.07 | Fri 16.02.07 | 22 | |
| Select Vendor | 168 days? | Mon 22.01.07 | Wed 12.09.07 | | |
| Identify Vendor Selection Team and hold a kickoff meeting | 1 day? | Mon 22.01.07 | Mon 22.01.07 | 6 | Purchasing |
| Create Request For Proposal (RFP) and Distribute | 56 days? | Mon 19.02.07 | Mon 07.05.07 | | |
| Gather information | 15 days? | Mon 19.02.07 | Fri 09.03.07 | 22,25 | Purchasing |
| Identify and contact client sample group | 5 days? | Mon 12.03.07 | Fri 16.03.07 | 27 | Purchasing |
| Identify target companies | 15 days? | Mon 19.03.07 | Fri 06.04.07 | 28 | Purchasing |
| Redefine requirements for RFP | 10 days? | Mon 09.04.07 | Fri 20.04.07 | 29 | Purchasing |
| Create RFP | 10 days? | Mon 23.04.07 | Fri 04.05.07 | 30 | Legal,Purchasing |
| Distribute RFP | 1 day? | Mon 07.05.07 | Mon 07.05.07 | 31 | Purchasing |
| RFP Creation and Distribution Complete | 0 days | Mon 07.05.07 | Mon 07.05.07 | 32 | |
| Close RFP Process, Collect RFP Responses, and Analyze them | 17 days? | Tue 08.05.07 | Wed 30.05.07 | | |
| Conduct vendor response Q&A sessions | 2 days? | Tue 08.05.07 | Wed 09.05.07 | 33 | Purchasing |
| All vendor responses received | 0 days | Wed 16.05.07 | Wed 16.05.07 | 35+5 days | |
| Evaluate final vendor responses | 10 days? | Thu 17.05.07 | Wed 30.05.07 | 36 | Purchasing |
| Review Vendor Responses looking for Consolidation opportunities | 45 days? | Thu 31.05.07 | Wed 01.08.07 | | |
| Develop vendor consolidation scenarios | 25 days? | Thu 31.05.07 | Wed 04.07.07 | 37 | Management,Purchasing |
| Evaluate proposals and identify areas for negotiation | 5 days? | Thu 05.07.07 | Wed 11.07.07 | 39 | Purchasing |
| Examine existing vendor contracts for termination clause impacts | 5 days? | Thu 12.07.07 | Wed 18.07.07 | 40 | Purchasing |
| Prepare consolidation and contingency scenarios | 10 days? | Thu 19.07.07 | Wed 01.08.07 | 41 | Purchasing |
| Select Ongoing Vendors | 30 days? | Thu 02.08.07 | Wed 12.09.07 | | |
| Finalize selection and negotiated terms and conditions | 10 days? | Thu 02.08.07 | Wed 15.08.07 | 42 | Purchasing |
| Finalize contracts | 7 days? | Thu 16.08.07 | Mon 27.08.07 | 44 | Customer,Purchasing |
| Notify vendors who are not chosen of decision | 1 day? | Mon 27.08.07 | Tue 28.08.07 | 45 | Purchasing |
| Update information systems | 10 days? | Tue 28.08.07 | Tue 11.09.07 | 46 | Product Engineering,Accounting,Purchasing,Information Systems |
| Communicate vendor selection internally | 1 day? | Tue 11.09.07 | Wed 12.09.07 | 47 | Purchasing |
| Selection Complete | 0 days | Wed 12.09.07 | Wed 12.09.07 | 48 | |
| Vendor Consolidation Complete | 0 days | Wed 12.09.07 | Wed 12.09.07 | 49 | |
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