The ABC analysis method, which is derived from the Pareto principle, can be used to arrange a company's purchases in hierarchical order. Three categories are often represented: purchases of Class A, Class B and Class C items (in descending order of purchase volume). However, the situation is reversed when such purchases are classified according to the administrative costs t...
Lowering the "total cost of acquisition" for Class C items involves reducing indirect costs through six strategies: deploy the agreement, streamline the product range, reduce the supplier panel, digitise transactions, improve the supply chain and enhance the service rate. After this in-depth review, it is time for an action plan. Xavier Laurent, Director of Value-Added Services...
Improving the performance of supply chain processes involves storing, delivering and providing products to users. An effective solution exists for making products available: vending machines. These machines are becoming increasingly widespread in industrial companies and offer a number of advantages, such as reducing costs, raising productivity and improving safety. Other quest...
Manutan’s e-commerce website includes all the functionalities you would expect from a B2B purchasing solution, in an environment very close to that of B2C solutions. Using a website close to what we all use every day as individuals is a real driver of user adoption: all the familiar codes of B2C interaction are there. This makes the solution very easy to deploy, with zero insta...
ALL4YOU is a free, modular electronic procurement solution provided by Manutan for businesses that are not equipped with an e procurement tool and which want to improve and rationalise their purchasing processes. Secure login, personalised offerings, integrated transactions, dedicated modules, reporting tools… these and other benefits are available from this online ordering too...
In January 2016, the Manutan Group launched its own product label called "Manutan". By offering high-quality everyday products at the right price, Manutan can help customers reduce the acquisition costs of their products. But what types of products does the range contain? What are the brand's main advantages? Anne Quillet, Group Product Marketing Manager at Manutan, provide...
Distributors' own brands represent an attractive alternative to national brands. Customers can save significant money, while maintaining the same quality and reliability. One year ago, Manutan created its own brand of the same name, with everyday products offering high quality at the best price. Our products come with a 10-year warranty (three years for consumables) and cos...
What with hosted catalogues and PunchOut solutions, companies are not always faced with an easy task when identifying which e-procurement system is best suited to their needs. To clearly understand the differences between the various types of e-catalogues and their respective advantages, Jérémie Chauvin and Christophe Surena, both project managers in Manutan's Value-Added S...
Managing Class-C purchases calls for a tool tailored to this type of expenditure. Although these purchases represent a small amount overall, the associated indirect costs are very high.
Streamlining the supplier portfolio involves replacing a number of small suppliers with a single distributor. This approach reduces management costs and the number of orders issued.
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