Supplier Management at Siemens Wind Power: Thesis
Author
Turcitu, Nicoleta-Roxana
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-11-01
Pages
80
Abstract
This thesis examines supplier management and supplier development within supply chain management, using Siemens Wind Power (SWP) as the empirical case. It aims to understand how supplier management works and is integrated into SWP’s procurement process, how it should be structured to reduce supply risk, and how supplier development can become an integrated part of the procurement strategy. The study applies a systems approach, combining extensive secondary data from internal and external sources with primary data from participant observation and interviews with Commodity Managers. After a review of literature on procurement and supplier management, SWP’s processes are analyzed. The analysis indicates that the success of the procurement process strongly depends on supplier management practices; that supplier segmentation helps align sourcing decisions with corporate strategy and reduce supply risk; and that periodic supplier evaluations and performance measurement support early risk identification and the design of supplier improvement initiatives.
Dette speciale undersøger leverandørstyring og leverandørudvikling som del af forsyningskædeledelse med Siemens Wind Power (SWP) som empirisk case. Formålet er at forstå, hvordan leverandørstyring fungerer, hvordan den er integreret i indkøbsprocessen hos SWP, hvordan den kan struktureres for at reducere forsyningsrisiko, samt hvordan leverandørudvikling kan blive en integreret del af indkøbsstrategien. Metodisk anvendes en systemtilgang, der kombinerer omfattende sekundære data fra interne og eksterne kilder med primære data fra deltagerobservation og interviews med Commodity Managers. Først gennemgås relevant litteratur om indkøb og leverandørstyring, hvorefter SWP’s processer analyseres. Analysen peger på, at indkøbsprocessens succes i høj grad afhænger af praksisserne i leverandørstyringen; at leverandørsegmentering kan sikre, at sourcing-beslutninger understøtter virksomhedens strategi og reducerer forsyningsrisiko; samt at periodiske leverandørevalueringer og præstationsmålinger hjælper med at identificere risici og definere forbedringstiltag for leverandører.
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