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The Alere Performance Story
During tenure as a process improvement consultant for a multi-million dollar manufacturer, the consultant observed, while much information existed, its presentation was not such that, it could facilitate prudent purchasing decisions or be used to quantify the actual Cost of Poor Supplier Performance. Thus, he believed this valuable information could likely be found to be underutilized by many companies. He saw the problem was firstly, one of data accessibility to facilitate Fact Based Decision Making and secondly, that manufacturers did not realize there could be benefit in knowing the actual cost of Poor Supplier Performance.
The conviction was; any purchasing department, responsible for purchasing materials and parts from a number of suppliers, would benefit greatly by having detailed, readily available records of supplier performance and appreciation for the, hidden Cost of Poor Supplier Performance. The benefit would be substantial with the application of Fact-Based-Decision-Making for purchase decisions and calculation of the actual Cost of Poor Supplier Performance. Purchasing staff with easily accessible information regarding these critical elements: on-time delivery, order accuracy and product quality, would thus be well-prepared to make wise, prudent purchase decisions. Because a number of suppliers may provide like products, knowing supplier performance at the touch of a button with regard to these critical elements would go a long way to enable Fact-Based Decision Making, informed supplier selection and, it follows, improved company profitability.
The Cost of Poor Supplier Performance is hidden not because it does not exist, but rather only because it is rarely calculated or considered a factor in supplier selection. Unfortunately, this unrecognized cost can be substantial. The consultant knew purchasing from suppliers having records of excellent performance would contribute significantly to improved overall company performance and profitability. It has often proven to be true, “a company’s performance can only be a good as that of their weakest supplier.”
Thus the concept for Automated Performance Reporting (APR) was conceived. This powerful software, produced by Alere Performance is ready for you now.
Call 512-373-3267, The Coach” will tell you how to use APR for FACT-BASED-DECISION
MAKING and increased profitability.
Alere (Latin) def. to strengthen, increase, promote, advance
Alere Performance’s APR makes it possible to—
Strengthen your performance
Increase business success
Promote an efficient supply chain
Advance business goals