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-Vendor Evaluation and Consolidation183 days?Mon 01.01.07Wed 12.09.07
-Perform Preliminary Investigation15 days?Mon 01.01.07Fri 19.01.07
Assign resources to preliminary investigation1 day?Mon 01.01.07Mon 01.01.07Purchasing
Develop preliminary investigation plan5 days?Mon 01.01.07Fri 05.01.07Purchasing
Develop scope of analysis/vendor review10 days?Mon 08.01.07Fri 19.01.073Purchasing
Analyze vendor landscape and options5 days?Mon 01.01.07Fri 05.01.07Purchasing
Preliminary Investigation Completed0 daysFri 19.01.07Fri 19.01.072,3,4
-Perform Vendor Requirements Analysis20 days?Mon 22.01.07Fri 16.02.07
-Identify Set of Vendors to Consolidate10 days?Mon 22.01.07Fri 02.02.07
Analyze purchasing and sourcing statistics5 days?Mon 22.01.07Fri 26.01.076Purchasing
Analyze vendor discount terms and service areas5 days?Mon 22.01.07Fri 26.01.07Purchasing
Prioritize sourcing areas to be included5 days?Mon 29.01.07Fri 02.02.0710Purchasing
Compile list of Vendors to be reviewed5 days?Mon 29.01.07Fri 02.02.07Purchasing
Identification of Vendor Set Completed0 daysFri 02.02.07Fri 02.02.0711,12
-Develop Comparison Criteria and Process10 days?Mon 05.02.07Fri 16.02.07
Develop vendor selection technical specifications5 days?Mon 05.02.07Fri 09.02.0713Product Engineering,Manufacturing Engineer,Purchasing
Develop vendor selection supply chain logistical performance criteria5 days?Mon 05.02.07Fri 09.02.07Process Engineer,Manufacturing Engineer,Purchasing
Develop vendor selection financial stability criteria5 days?Mon 05.02.07Fri 09.02.07Accounting,Purchasing
Develop vendor selection quality performance criteria5 days?Mon 05.02.07Fri 09.02.07Product Engineering,Purchasing
Develop vendor sales and customer service criteria5 days?Mon 05.02.07Fri 09.02.07Marketing,Purchasing
Develop vendor global presence criteria5 days?Mon 05.02.07Fri 09.02.07Manufacturing Engineer,Purchasing
Identify Risk Assessment Criteria5 days?Mon 05.02.07Fri 09.02.07Accounting,Purchasing
Develop Weighting and Scoring Approach for comparing vendors5 days?Mon 12.02.07Fri 16.02.0715,16,17,18,19,20Purchasing
Comparison Criteria and process Complete0 daysFri 16.02.07Fri 16.02.0722
-Select Vendor168 days?Mon 22.01.07Wed 12.09.07
Identify Vendor Selection Team and hold a kickoff meeting1 day?Mon 22.01.07Mon 22.01.076Purchasing
-Create Request For Proposal (RFP) and Distribute56 days?Mon 19.02.07Mon 07.05.07
Gather information15 days?Mon 19.02.07Fri 09.03.0722,25Purchasing
Identify and contact client sample group5 days?Mon 12.03.07Fri 16.03.0727Purchasing
Identify target companies15 days?Mon 19.03.07Fri 06.04.0728Purchasing
Redefine requirements for RFP10 days?Mon 09.04.07Fri 20.04.0729Purchasing
Create RFP10 days?Mon 23.04.07Fri 04.05.0730Legal,Purchasing
Distribute RFP1 day?Mon 07.05.07Mon 07.05.0731Purchasing
RFP Creation and Distribution Complete0 daysMon 07.05.07Mon 07.05.0732
-Close RFP Process, Collect RFP Responses, and Analyze them17 days?Tue 08.05.07Wed 30.05.07
Conduct vendor response Q&A sessions2 days?Tue 08.05.07Wed 09.05.0733Purchasing
All vendor responses received0 daysWed 16.05.07Wed 16.05.0735+5 days
Evaluate final vendor responses10 days?Thu 17.05.07Wed 30.05.0736Purchasing
-Review Vendor Responses looking for Consolidation opportunities45 days?Thu 31.05.07Wed 01.08.07
Develop vendor consolidation scenarios25 days?Thu 31.05.07Wed 04.07.0737Management,Purchasing
Evaluate proposals and identify areas for negotiation5 days?Thu 05.07.07Wed 11.07.0739Purchasing
Examine existing vendor contracts for termination clause impacts5 days?Thu 12.07.07Wed 18.07.0740Purchasing
Prepare consolidation and contingency scenarios10 days?Thu 19.07.07Wed 01.08.0741Purchasing
-Select Ongoing Vendors30 days?Thu 02.08.07Wed 12.09.07
Finalize selection and negotiated terms and conditions10 days?Thu 02.08.07Wed 15.08.0742Purchasing
Finalize contracts7 days?Thu 16.08.07Mon 27.08.0744Customer,Purchasing
Notify vendors who are not chosen of decision1 day?Mon 27.08.07Tue 28.08.0745Purchasing
Update information systems10 days?Tue 28.08.07Tue 11.09.0746Product Engineering,Accounting,Purchasing,Information Systems
Communicate vendor selection internally1 day?Tue 11.09.07Wed 12.09.0747Purchasing
Selection Complete0 daysWed 12.09.07Wed 12.09.0748
Vendor Consolidation Complete0 daysWed 12.09.07Wed 12.09.0749
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