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Work coordination platform
Designed for the automotive industry
As a leader in innovation, you understand the importance of staying ahead of the curve in the fast-moving automotive 4.0 world. KanBo provides you with the tools to do just that by facilitating smart factory operations, streamlining project management, fostering collaboration and solving complex problems.
KanBo for Optimizing Global Procurement Processes
What do you need to know about this challenge?
In automotive procurement, specifically for Chassis & Powertrain, a significant hurdle emerges when balancing global business case optimization and localization. As the central contact person for all commercial and sourcing processes, one must navigate the diverse demands of international suppliers and the needs of the local joint venture. This challenge combines the complexities of global sourcing with the need to adapt to local manufacturing requirements — a challenging juggling act that needs an effective solution.
What can you do with KanBo to solve this challenge?
KanBo offers a multitude of features that can streamline and simplify this complex process:
- Space: Set up different spaces for Germany Procurement, Chinese Joint Venture, suppliers, and internal departments. This segregation eases information flow and facilitates cooperation between different entities.
- Card: Create cards for each supplier and potential supplier, making tracking communication, developments, sourcing strategies, and negotiations easier.
- Card Relation: Establish relationships between cards. This helps in visualizing the dependencies between different suppliers and departments, aiding decision-making.
- Activity Streams: Monitor real-time updates, changes, and progress made both at the space and card level. This feature ensures everyone stays up-to-date with the latest developments.
- Document Source: Link and store vital procurement documents such as contracts, cost sheets, and product specifications directly to the card with the Document Source feature, ensuring easy and swift access.
- KanBo Search: Use the powerful KanBo Search to quickly find important procurement information.
- Reminder: Set Reminders for specific procurement deadlines and milestones to ensure no delays occur in the process.
What can you expect after solving this challenge?
Upon implementing KanBo, you can expect a more cohesive, clear, and efficient procurement process, reducing challenges associated with balancing global and local interests. Its centralized and organized approach will make coordination between different international and local entities smoother, boosting the overall productivity and efficiency of the procurement process. Over time, this could lead to better supplier relationships, swifter decision-making, and ultimately, better control over cost optimization.
Furthermore, future enhancements to KanBo might involve integrations with more external platforms to facilitate seamless sourcing and procurement management. With KanBo, the global-local procurement balance doesn't have to be a tightrope walk. It could be a well-paved road towards optimized sourcing.
Table of Contents
Work coordination platform
Designed for the automotive industry
As a leader in innovation, you understand the importance of staying ahead of the curve in the fast-moving automotive 4.0 world. KanBo provides you with the tools to do just that by facilitating smart factory operations, streamlining project management, fostering collaboration and solving complex problems.
KanBo for Optimizing Global Procurement Processes
What do you need to know about this challenge?
In automotive procurement, specifically for Chassis & Powertrain, a significant hurdle emerges when balancing global business case optimization and localization. As the central contact person for all commercial and sourcing processes, one must navigate the diverse demands of international suppliers and the needs of the local joint venture. This challenge combines the complexities of global sourcing with the need to adapt to local manufacturing requirements — a challenging juggling act that needs an effective solution.
What can you do with KanBo to solve this challenge?
KanBo offers a multitude of features that can streamline and simplify this complex process:
- Space: Set up different spaces for Germany Procurement, Chinese Joint Venture, suppliers, and internal departments. This segregation eases information flow and facilitates cooperation between different entities.
- Card: Create cards for each supplier and potential supplier, making tracking communication, developments, sourcing strategies, and negotiations easier.
- Card Relation: Establish relationships between cards. This helps in visualizing the dependencies between different suppliers and departments, aiding decision-making.
- Activity Streams: Monitor real-time updates, changes, and progress made both at the space and card level. This feature ensures everyone stays up-to-date with the latest developments.
- Document Source: Link and store vital procurement documents such as contracts, cost sheets, and product specifications directly to the card with the Document Source feature, ensuring easy and swift access.
- KanBo Search: Use the powerful KanBo Search to quickly find important procurement information.
- Reminder: Set Reminders for specific procurement deadlines and milestones to ensure no delays occur in the process.
What can you expect after solving this challenge?
Upon implementing KanBo, you can expect a more cohesive, clear, and efficient procurement process, reducing challenges associated with balancing global and local interests. Its centralized and organized approach will make coordination between different international and local entities smoother, boosting the overall productivity and efficiency of the procurement process. Over time, this could lead to better supplier relationships, swifter decision-making, and ultimately, better control over cost optimization.
Furthermore, future enhancements to KanBo might involve integrations with more external platforms to facilitate seamless sourcing and procurement management. With KanBo, the global-local procurement balance doesn't have to be a tightrope walk. It could be a well-paved road towards optimized sourcing.
