Understanding Procurement and Category Management

• Procurement and purchasing definitions
• Category Management definitions
• The evolution of Category Management
• Category grouping overview
• The aspects to be considered in category groups
• Category Management structures

Maximising Value and Procurement Excellence using Varied Routes

• The procurement excellence roadmap
• Why should we use Category Management in procurement
• Evolution of category management
• How category management improves value
• The outcomes to maximise value from procurement
• The value opportunities that come from using Category Management

Understanding the Supplier Sourcing and Selection Routes

• Traditional purchasing revisited
• Value and risk analysis
• The model in identifying inventory classification
• The Category management and value opportunities
• Best price evaluation
• Understanding collaborative supplier management

Recognising and Overcoming the Barriers to Category Management

• Common barriers and challenges
• Overcoming such barriers
• Best Practice in the implementation of new ideas
• Managing price sensitive products
• Economic Order Quantity
• Criticality Analysis

Category Management and Rethinking the Supply Chain

• Supply chain futures, predictions and what needs to done
• The improvements for re-engineering end to end supply chains
• Supply chain excellence and shareholder value
• The steps to supply chain excellence
• Developing the supply chain strategy
• Supply chain strategy best practice