Materials Catalogues, Standardisation & Variety Control
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Materials Catalogues, Standardisation & Variety Control

Many organisations fail to recognise the significant contribution that effective catalogue management, standardisation & variety control can bring to the company.

A 3-day course

Benefits include significant price & internal cost reductions – and in the wider context, reflect the ‘professionalism’ of the company’s Procurement, Supply and Materials Management to external bodies.

This 3-day course is intended for staff involved in the overall ‘procurement process’ such as:
- technical and ‘end user’ staff (in departments such as Engineering, Maintenance, Operations and Projects departments) - who specify equipment & materials
- front line staff in Purchasing & Materials Management positions (such as Buying, Inventory Control, Warehouse Operations etc.)

By the end of the course, the participants will be able to:
- Understand the factors influencing the quality of a company’s own Materials Catalogue
- Discuss various forms of catalogue structure, coding & materials identification
- Appreciate the benefits from integration & use of the Catalogue data in a range of company activities
- Use the various definitions & terms used in materials cataloguing, standardisation and variety
- Recognise the key components needed for effective standardisation and variety control
- Understand the important relationships between materials catalogue, standardisation management and other key activities in successful Procurement, Supply and Materials Management activities – such as e-Procurement, Inventory Management & Warehouse Operations ‘Market/sell’ the benefits of standardisation and variety control to staff in other departments – and understand the ‘team’ approach needed to keep variety control an active process
- Establish ‘performance measurement criteria’ aimed at demonstrating the business benefits of implementing and maintaining a high quality catalogue and achieving a standardisation ‘culture’ within the company.
 
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Duration3 days
 
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