Strategic sourcing case histories: How They Buy archive

The How They Buy archive is a collection of Purchasing's best strategic sourcing and procurement best practices case studies.

By Purchasing Staff -- Purchasing, 9/11/2007 6:00:00 AM

Are you looking for a single source of case studies and case histories on strategic sourcing and procurement best practices? Puchasing.com’s How They Buy archive is the place.

The How They Buy archive is a collection of Purchasing’s best case studies on companies that are improving the design of their procurement organizations, streamlining their strategic sourcing, or implementing procurement organizational best practices. We find the best and brightest and tell you “How They Buy.”

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact managing editor Dave Hannon at dhannon@reedbusiness.com.

How They Buy: Purchasing.com's strategic sourcing and procurement best practice case studies:

Clorox outlines supplier management strategies for tough times (April 30, 2009)

Buyers target new business wins at Magna Electronics (April 9, 2009)

LG Electronics centralizes purchasing to save (April 9, 2009)

Six Sigma helps Ring Power become a better supplier and buyer (April 9, 2009)

Halliburton pushes Lean Six Sigma to its supply base (March 12, 2009)

IFF is ahead of the curve in low-cost country sourcing (March 12, 2009)

Parsons Corp.: Contract equipment purchasing requires team-based focus (February 12, 2009)

Boston Scientific develops supplier risk management program (February 12, 2009)

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Dean Foods milks strategic sourcing for all its value

(January 15, 2009)

Xerox Canada gets strategic in managing its services buy

(January 15, 2009)

Tree of Life overhauls supply chain org, tools for improved product flow

 (January 15, 2009)

Pfizer's procurement provides 12 tips for reverse auction success

 (December 12, 2008)

Sonoco leverages SRM techniques to build procurement team

(December 12, 2008)

Indirect spend management nets Cameron unexpected benefit: Close ties to suppliers

 (November 13, 2008)

Air Products takes fresh look at sourcing

 (October 16, 2008)

FMC branches out for improved materials forecasting

 (October 16, 2008)

W.R. Grace overhauls procure-to-pay

(October 16, 2008)

2008 Medal of Professional Excellence: P&G is king of collaboration

 (September 11, 2008)

HP's purchasing organization looks beyond price  (September 11, 2008)

Bell Canada fast-tracks move to procurement transformation 

 (September 11, 2008)

Shorter is better for Toyota's supply chain

 (August 14, 2008)

Intel retools

 (July 17, 2008)

Greif navigates an indirect procurement transformation

(July 17, 2008)

Goodrich provides tips to finding offshore suppliers

(July 17, 2008)

Coors mixes indirect spend into its procurement transformation

 (May 8, 2008)

Novellus realizes benefits of early supplier involvement

 (April 10, 2008)

Hewlett-Packard gets the most of its supplier feedback

 (April 10, 2008)

Nortel pushes the outsourcing envelope

(April 10, 2008)

Center-led collaboration powers Harris Corp.'s strategic sourcing initiatives

 (March 13, 2008)

Paradigm Group goes global with Green procurement strategy

 (March 13, 2008)

Timken executes indirect procurement mega-project

 (March 13, 2008)

Alcatel-Lucent targets TCO in design

 (March 13, 2008)

 

Tom's of Maine makes all-natural cost-effective

(February 14, 2008)

Lord Corp. attracts top talent with expanded training offerings

(February 14, 2008)

General Motors extends early lead in developing a Green supply chain

(February 14, 2008)

Strategic sourcing: Dow Chemical turns inward

  (January 17, 2008)

Clorox sees benefits of treating suppliers like employees

 (December 13, 2007)



Pfizer outlines best practices for retaining procurement talent (December 13, 2007)

 

Procurement brings Green initiatives to life at Kaiser Permanente

(December 13, 2007)

 

Juniper Networks cuts costs by sourcing refinished components

  (November 15, 2007)

Digi-Key picks vendor-managed over consignment inventory

  (November 15, 2007)

How IBM buys HR services globally

  (October 18, 2007)

EMS firm Plexus leverages integrated inventory optimization

 (October 18, 2007)

Fluor works to formalize buyer-supplier conflict resolution strategy

  (Sept. 13, 2007)

Sun's e-auction evolution

(Sept. 13, 2007)

Lenovo does global supply chain the right way

(Sept. 10, 2007)

Texas Instruments trains buyers on global negotiating skills

  (Aug 16, 2007)

MeadWestvaco leverages market intelligence for procurement

(Aug 16, 2007) 

Diamond Foods' procurement works to meet the consumer market needs

(Aug 16, 2007)

Alltel slashes costs with Strategic Sourcing

(July 14, 2007)

Kimball's procurement moves from tactical to strategic

   (July 14, 2007)

AT&T provides nine metrics no procurement group can live without

   (June 14, 2007)

HP finds that win-win works best in Asia

  (May 17, 2007)

Boston Scientific aligns sourcing organization with corporate goals (May 3, 2007)

Fluor designs a flexible procurement organization for the long haul   (May 3, 2007)

Microsoft's Silent Partners  (April 19, 2007 )

Rio Tinto purchasing uses e-marketplace for supply chain efficiency (April 19, 2007)

Supplier management: Clarke American’s procurement transformation

(April 5, 2007)

Tyco customizes its sourcing organization to fit business needs (April 5, 2007)

ON Semiconductor leverages demand-driven model for improved execution (April 5, 2007)

Diebold's new cash machine  (March 15, 2007)

Knock. Knock. (March 15, 2007)

Technology firm minimizes supplier risk in global sourcing   (February 15, 2007)

Purchasing drives success for Con-way (February 15, 2007)

Polaris points to purchasing for design help (February 15, 2007)

Purchasing is vital link in helping sales force deliver

(November 16, 2006)

Purchasing is a differentiator at this small EMS provider (November 2, 2006)

Automotive Buying Report: GM strives for consistent metrics (October 5, 2006) 

Automotive Buying Report: Update on buying in the automotive sector (October 5, 2006) 

Automotive Buying Report: Nissan pushes suppliers on quality   (October 5, 2006)

Automotive Buying Report: Mirroring sales, purchasing emphasizes market research (October 5, 2006) 

Automotive Buying Report: Suppliers tighten their own supply bases (October 5, 2006) 

How HP measures supplier performance and compliance (September 21, 2006)

Teamwork improves Intel’s health care buy (September 21, 2006)

A merger of purchasing and technology (September 21, 2006)

Ford has a better idea (September 7, 2006)

Purchasing powers push toonline processes at Polaris (September 7, 2006)

RoHS is a challenge and an opportunity for EMS firm (September 7, 2006)

Acquisitions present challenges, benefits for midmarket procurement (August 17, 2006)

How to lasso software savings (July 13, 2006)

GSK consolidates MFP purchase (July 13, 2006)

New strategies battle price volatility (July 13, 2006)

A supply chain's voyage to world class (July 13, 2006)

Brewer keeps his buying simple (July 13, 2006)

Midmarket company paves the way to strategic sourcing (May 4, 2006)

CA's procurement overhaul focuses on global expertise (April 6, 2006)

Collaboration with internal customers builds confidence (April 6, 2006)

Delphi builds bridges to designers & suppliers (March 16, 2006)

Buyers link hands with designers (March 16, 2006)

Blaze a new trail (March 2, 2006)
 
Citizens Banking seizes spend (March 2, 2006)

National Aquarium reels in savings with online buying (March 2, 2006)

Commodity experts take center stage at Cabot Microelectronics (February 16, 2006)

Strategic sourcing defeats an old enemy (February 16, 2006)

Lean Drives Solectron's Sourcing (January 12, 2006)

Suppliers are global partners at Boeing (January 12, 2006)

Midmarket case studies

For a list of case studies on procurement best practices at midmarket companies, click here.