The role of Procurement is changing. Doing what you’ve always done – even if you do it well- is no longer acceptable.
You need to transform rather than simply improve practices. That means adopting practices with suppliers that make both of you winners/leaders in your respective environments.
Understanding Lean Principles and their application in Procurement will ensure success in your endeavors with the key suppliers.
Mr.Michael Gozzo
Michael W. Gozzo is President and Founder of THE TOTAL BUSINESS CONSULTING GROUP, LLC., a firm specializing in counseling and education of all levels of management in the areas of Supply Chain, Lean Manufacturing, Demand Flow Technology, Just-In-Time, Total Quality Control, Manufacturing Systems Implementation, Inventory Control, and Production/Operations Management. Recent involvement with Silicon Valley leaders in Supply Chain Management, Lean Manufacturing practices, and ISO includes Cisco, Infineon, Sunrise Telecom, PerkinElmer, Philips Semiconductor, and SanDisk. Mike Gozzo went to Germany to train operational personnel at Lufthansa Air Cargo. He has been associated with Lean practices: pull systems, quick change, 5-S, VMI, cell …
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