We help customers deploy Strategic Sourcing processes by developing category plans and reducing procurement costs.
Calyptus uses a set of tools to improve efficiency such as:
1. Category Management Toolkit
2. Proposal Analysis Workbench
3. Total Cost Calculators
4. Negotiation simulations
Calyptus uses a Direction Setting Model that evaluates internal strengths and weaknesses as well as market forces and environmental factors to be used to assess or create strategies and objectives. The tools to be used include our policy deployment system. We also conduct an organization quality survey to assess the organization’s commitment to improvement.
Supply chain strategies and best practices are used to enable your organization to operate efficiently and to excel in mastering your Strategic Sourcing goals and initiatives.
Cross industry best-in-class benchmarks can be provided to compare a client’s performance to industry benchmarks. Calyptus has collected data from manufacturing and service industries, education, and public sector performance.
Efficiency Analysis is a multi-dimensional tool to help clients determine how effectively supply management is adding value to the enterprise. Calyptus uses a multi-dimensional tool to determine the effectiveness of the sourcing organization in adding value to the enterprise. We review the client’s strategy, management, procedures and staff capabilities. We also use an opportunity assessment to evaluate procurement and supply chain practices and performance. Further, we assess the organization’s lean management practices using Six Sigma techniques. We also review, where appropriate for specific clients, such current capabilities as productivity, level of automation, quality, organizational design, and management focus. In the area of Strategic Sourcing, Calyptus assist organizations with:
• Direct and Indirect procurement Category Plans
• Sourcing Strategies
• Supply Chain management performance improvement
• Spend and Market Analysis
• Category strategy, Category plans using reverse auctions, RFIs, RFPs / Sealed Bids and Sole Source arrangements
• Technology sourcing strategy
• Audit Policies and Procedures
• Supplier discovery and Contractor/Supplier shortlists
• Solicitation development such as for Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitations for Bids (IFBs)
• Evaluation and Selection of Proposals from Contractors/Suppliers
• Negotiations and Contracting
• Contract implementation and Administration
