Supplier Management Tool in a Global Logistics Company: Case x
Wilén, Anni (2015)
Wilén, Anni
Saimaan ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015053111486
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015053111486
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The purpose of the thesis was to create a comprehensive report about the supplier management tool for a global logistics company. The report is used to clarify the supplier management tool’s usage and processes for the case company’s employees.
The data for this thesis were collected both from literature and the company’s data. The company’s data was formed from the handbooks and guidelines of the supplier management tool and the relevant processes. Both the theoretical and empirical parts were written at the same time to be able to combine theory and practice together.
The thesis will present the supplier management tool and its processes as part of the supplier management in a logistics company. The main focus in the theoretical part was on the processes and the focus in the empirical part was on the supplier management tool. This thesis shows the relevance of the supplier management for the companies and how its processes connect together.
The data for this thesis were collected both from literature and the company’s data. The company’s data was formed from the handbooks and guidelines of the supplier management tool and the relevant processes. Both the theoretical and empirical parts were written at the same time to be able to combine theory and practice together.
The thesis will present the supplier management tool and its processes as part of the supplier management in a logistics company. The main focus in the theoretical part was on the processes and the focus in the empirical part was on the supplier management tool. This thesis shows the relevance of the supplier management for the companies and how its processes connect together.