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-Vendor Evaluation and Consolidation183 days?1/1/20079/12/2007
-Perform Preliminary Investigation15 days?1/1/20071/19/2007
Assign resources to preliminary investigation1 day?1/1/20071/1/2007Purchasing
Develop preliminary investigation plan5 days?1/1/20071/5/20072SSPurchasing
Develop scope of analysis/vendor review10 days?1/8/20071/19/20073Purchasing
Analyze vendor landscape and options5 days?1/1/20071/5/20073SSPurchasing
Preliminary Investigation Completed0 days1/19/20071/19/20072,3,4
-Perform Vendor Requirements Analysis20 days?1/22/20072/16/2007
-Identify Set of Vendors to Consolidate10 days?1/22/20072/2/2007
Analyze purchasing and sourcing statistics5 days?1/22/20071/26/20076Purchasing
Analyze vendor discount terms and service areas5 days?1/22/20071/26/20079SSPurchasing
Prioritize sourcing areas to be included5 days?1/29/20072/2/200710Purchasing
Compile list of Vendors to be reviewed5 days?1/29/20072/2/200711SSPurchasing
Identification of Vendor Set Completed0 days2/2/20072/2/200711,12
-Develop Comparison Criteria and Process10 days?2/5/20072/16/2007
Develop vendor selection technical specifications5 days?2/5/20072/9/200713Product Engineering,Manufacturing Engineer,Purchasing
Develop vendor selection supply chain logistical performance criteria5 days?2/5/20072/9/200715SSProcess Engineer,Manufacturing Engineer,Purchasing
Develop vendor selection financial stability criteria5 days?2/5/20072/9/200715SSAccounting,Purchasing
Develop vendor selection quality performance criteria5 days?2/5/20072/9/200715SSProduct Engineering,Purchasing
Develop vendor sales and customer service criteria5 days?2/5/20072/9/200715SSMarketing,Purchasing
Develop vendor global presence criteria5 days?2/5/20072/9/200715SSManufacturing Engineer,Purchasing
Identify Risk Assessment Criteria5 days?2/5/20072/9/200715SSAccounting,Purchasing
Develop Weighting and Scoring Approach for comparing vendors5 days?2/12/20072/16/200715,16,17,18,19,20Purchasing
Comparison Criteria and process Complete0 days2/16/20072/16/200722
-Select Vendor168 days?1/22/20079/12/2007
Identify Vendor Selection Team and hold a kickoff meeting1 day?1/22/20071/22/20076Purchasing
-Create Request For Proposal (RFP) and Distribute56 days?2/19/20075/7/2007
Gather information15 days?2/19/20073/9/200722,25Purchasing
Identify and contact client sample group5 days?3/12/20073/16/200727Purchasing
Identify target companies15 days?3/19/20074/6/200728Purchasing
Redefine requirements for RFP10 days?4/9/20074/20/200729Purchasing
Create RFP10 days?4/23/20075/4/200730Legal,Purchasing
Distribute RFP1 day?5/7/20075/7/200731Purchasing
RFP Creation and Distribution Complete0 days5/7/20075/7/200732
-Close RFP Process, Collect RFP Responses, and Analyze them17 days?5/8/20075/30/2007
Conduct vendor response Q&A sessions2 days?5/8/20075/9/200733Purchasing
All vendor responses received0 days5/16/20075/16/200735+5 days
Evaluate final vendor responses10 days?5/17/20075/30/200736Purchasing
-Review Vendor Responses looking for Consolidation opportunities45 days?5/31/20078/1/2007
Develop vendor consolidation scenarios25 days?5/31/20077/4/200737Management,Purchasing
Evaluate proposals and identify areas for negotiation5 days?7/5/20077/11/200739Purchasing
Examine existing vendor contracts for termination clause impacts5 days?7/12/20077/18/200740Purchasing
Prepare consolidation and contingency scenarios10 days?7/19/20078/1/200741Purchasing
-Select Ongoing Vendors30 days?8/2/20079/12/2007
Finalize selection and negotiated terms and conditions10 days?8/2/20078/15/200742Purchasing
Finalize contracts7 days?8/16/20078/27/200744Customer,Purchasing
Notify vendors who are not chosen of decision1 day?8/27/20078/28/200745Purchasing
Update information systems10 days?8/28/20079/11/200746Product Engineering,Accounting,Purchasing,Information Systems
Communicate vendor selection internally1 day?9/11/20079/12/200747Purchasing
Selection Complete0 days9/12/20079/12/200748
Vendor Consolidation Complete0 days9/12/20079/12/200749
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