Supplier diversity is often a key element in an organization’s supply chain management and business acquisition strategies. We believe that organizations should have a firm business case for supplier diversity that demonstrates: the positive effect that supplier diversity will have on the bottom-line, effective methodologies to identify qualified diverse suppliers and to train these diverse suppliers to become successful, processes in place to ensure that diverse suppliers have an opportunity to compete for all appropriate business opportunities, 以及适当的跟踪和报告基础设施.

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The Barthwell Group develops creative methodologies to assist clients in developing the business case for supplier diversity, 确定供应商, 通过培训提高供应商绩效, setting up internal infrastructure and processes to ensure maximum opportunity for diverse suppliers, 开发跟踪和报告基础设施. We work with our clients to develop the business case for supplier diversity. 这包括评估全国最安全网赌平台需求, 惩罚和奖励, 并确定最需要的供应商类型.g., 小型企业, 由特定人口群体——女性——拥有的企业, 少数民族, 退伍军人, 等., and/or businesses which have specialized skillsets or which can offer their services in specific geographic areas). We help our clients define the qualifications and capabilities that suppliers must have. 经过筛选过程后, we assist our clients in developing relationships with high-potential suppliers. We assist organizations in training their suppliers to be more effective in the procurement process and in their performance. 除了, we assist our clients in developing the appropriate infrastructure to facilitate supplier diversity and properly tracking spend with diverse suppliers and report that spend to customers, 政府机构, 或其他.

巴思韦尔集团网赌上分平台 for 供应商多元化战略与提升:

  • 了解全国最安全网赌平台的供应商多元化目标
  • Conduct a Comprehensive Assessment of the Current Supplier Diversity Program
  • 制定个性化的策略来加强供应商多元化计划
  • 设计和实施供应商识别和培训课程
  • 开发工具来衡量结果

案例研究

提高一个 财富500强 公司的供应商识别程序

挑战

A的主要部分 财富500强 company recognized the importance of supplier diversity and wanted to enhance its supplier identification process.

巴思韦尔集团网赌上分平台

We developed the concept for and coordinated the implementation of two supplier identification events. 对于每个事件, we interfaced with the Client to determine the general requirements / capabilities for the potential suppliers and with organizations to identify local diverse suppliers. We then screened the universe of suppliers to identify those who had the potential to do business with our Client, 并开发了每个潜在供应商的资料. 除了, we designed the concept for the forum between the suppliers and our Client, 协调和促进论坛的所有要素(后勤), 材料, 食物, 等.). We also arranged individual matchmaking of specific suppliers with members of our Client’s procurement team. As a result of these events, multiple contracts were issued and there were several strong leads. Also, our Client has used this model to enhance its internal supplier identification process.

评估一个 财富500强 公司的供应商多元化计划

挑战

财富500强 company recognized that its key customers increasingly are emphasizing the importance of their prime contractors implementing substantive supplier diversity programs. The company wanted to assess its supplier diversity program to ensure that it is meeting the requirements of its key customers.

巴思韦尔集团网赌上分平台

We conducted a preliminary assessment of our Client’s supplier diversity program by reviewing 材料 provided by our Client and publicly available information. 除了, we interfaced with both representatives of key customers and our Client’s supplier diversity liaisons and conducted independent research to identify supplier diversity requirements and penalties. 根据我们收集到的信息, we developed preliminary recommendations to enhance our Client’s supplier diversity program’s compliance with the requirements of its key customers.

虚拟培训课程的设计与实现 财富500强 公司的供应商

挑战

A的主要部分 财富500强 company wanted to improve the ability of its small business suppliers to compete and perform effectively in its procurement process.

巴思韦尔集团网赌上分平台

We developed the concept for and implemented a virtual training session for our Client’s small business suppliers. 为了发展这个概念, we conducted interviews with procurement managers and suppliers to determine key challenges and shortcomings of small business suppliers and developed recommendations based on the feedback from the interviews. We then interfaced with our Client to develop the presentations for each training module, 审核所有培训模块, 还有训练时的演练. 除了, we designed the program 材料 (invitation, agendas, evaluation forms, 等.), and contacted the suppliers to encourage attendance during the training session.

虚拟培训课程模块将在三天内呈现. Each module was recorded and made available to the suppliers who were unable to attend the live meeting. 在现场会议期间, suppliers were encouraged to ask questions through the live meeting tool, 每次演讲后都回答了哪些问题. The program received extremely positive feedback from both the suppliers and the procurement executives who participated.