Case study

NOVEMBER 2012

Rolling out a Purchasing IT System for a first tier automotive supplier

Our client is an engineering and car parts manufacturing Corporation. They are one of the world's leading manufacturers of car seats, vehicle interiors, front-end assemblies and exhaust systems.

 

Context

The double whammy of a drop in demand and high supplier risks (dependency ratio, quality …) lead our client to implementing a high-performance Purchasing IT system in order to better control costs and supplier relations.
CKS was mandated to supervise the detailed design of the system and to help carry out the change within the Corporation worldwide.

Objectives

Among other features, the chosen IT solution included:

Resources

Working hand in hand with the Project Manager, the mission included a number of tasks, including:

Results

One year after the project began (design + roll-out) :

As of the first year a number of supplier bids were made online,
and the Managing Director of the Corporation lauded the project's success.

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