Organization Profile

For the Organizational Assessment provide for this module I used information and experience provided to me during the course of my

Procurement is one of supply management’s most challenging responsibilities (Burt, 2010). Therefore relationship management is the key to procurement success (Zhang, 2011). The purchasing of services has the potential to turn into relationships with suppliers that tend to focus on trust instead of the transaction (Burt, 2010). With that in mind, procurement should focus on long-term supply sustainability rather than short-term cost-saving (Zhang, 2011). To nurture an organization’s supply base into a fully committed and fully supported external entity requires time, effort and a highly collaborated working relationship (Zhang, 2011). Effective communication within the relationship is indispensable for any procurement outsourcing strategy to prosper (Simchi, Kaminski, Simchi, 2008). Failing to establish and manage good relationships could cause irreversible and catastrophic damage to a procurement outsourcing strategy. One of the most common outsourcing relationship problems is that organizations tend to sit at opposite sides of the work-group table instead of next to each other (Vitasek, 2010). The application is that the two organizations are working against one another instead of work with each other to solve an

The concept of supply chain is tightly linked to the concept of collaboration. A supply chain by nature involves the interaction of two or more firms, sharing resources, risks and capabilities and jointly working to achieve higher business performance. Therefore, companies involved in a supply chain structure must ensure collaboration among their partners by applying the following interventions :

Maintain and assess suppliers’ performance and create relationships. Evaluate each supplier capacity and ability to perform as well as identifying and reducing the supply chain risks

Organizational and management analysis are an essential part of organizational environment. In the modern world, working environment characteristics are team work, delegation, information technology interfaces, which have an impact on the effectiveness of organization and management. This helps in cost reduction, decrease in environmental waste, improved employee satisfaction and an increase in overall productivity. To have an organizational and management analysis review of organizational charts, meeting with department managers, executives or board members, and an organizational survey is necessary (Jones, 2006). A multi-dimensional examination of organizational and management analysis gives a complete picture of the actual situation

This paper is to present my own personal organizational fit. There will be some positives and some negatives. There are many self-assessments one can locate on the web to help understand one’s preferences and skills for an organizational fit. This is my analysis of some of the attributes I currently possess. These attributes are not permanently set in stone, as people change over time so will the attributes. To be honest, some will always stay the same. Most will change with learning, on hands learning, watching others, and self-improvement. At the present moment, these are my attributes and what attributes I bring to an organization.

Academics agree that in order to be effective, organisations need to foster close knit networks of suppliers that actively work together. To enjoy the benefits of the partnership model, and to achieve this, there must be a move away from the arm’s length relationship that only rewards short term goals and does not look at the longevity of the industry (Dubois & Gadde, 2000). By continually learning and improving the entire chain shares in the success as a whole (Liker & Choi, 2004).

Strategic partnerships with suppliers have been a vital tool for domestic supply chains, but global supply chains have often lack in this aspect. However, that is what contemporary supply chain managers aim to do. Long-term strategic partnerships have many advantages: reliability, quality control, and competitive pricing.

To understand Organizational Behavior and Management, we must study three different levels. The first is the individual level, because every individual has its own unique perception of the world and what surrounds him. Individuals behave following how they interpret this and their environment. Each individual is different from the next one, because of its personality and characteristics. However, it’s possible to organize them by categorizing their perceptions. Categories such as Appearance, Social behavior and Status are often considered. Individual’s motivations must be analyzed to understand the next level : the Group.

To become an effective competitor in the real world market, a company must become a world class organization. A world class competitor organization must possess the following characteristics: customer focus where employees are trained in quality customer service, quality control and assurance, new product research and development, up to date technology, environmentally safe processes, innovative approaches, quality teams, management training, and partnership and supplier alliance. Other important characteristics are open communication between employees and management, employee benefits, employee satisfaction, and employee empowerment.

For many businesses, goods and services provided by suppliers or partners account for a significant portion of the cost and value of the final product. Suppliers include not only companies that provide materials and components, but also distributors, transportation companies, and information, healthcare, and education providers. Key suppliers might provide unique design, technology, integration, or marketing capabilities that are not available within the business, and therefore can be critical to achieving such strategic objectives as lower costs, faster time-to-market, and improved quality.

Even the Rufus Company’s strategic competencies are losing ground. The sourcing and purchasing strategy concentrates on meeting the organizations needs match the supplier market. It requires knowing what the organization buys, from whom, at what price, and what volume, and currently the

A supply chain consists of multiple organizations linked together in a partnership and their overall goal is to satisfy the needs of the end customer.

Recently organizations have been faced with challenges like never before. Increasing competition from business across the world has meant that all businesses must be much more careful about the choice of strategies to remain competitive. Everyone in the

Partners: Nurture a winning network of customers and suppliers, together we create natural, enduring value.