一个成功的VBSS案例

一个成功的VBSS案例：

At *** plant , they wanted to see if
they could increase their purchasing power. They were buying $3.7 million
in machined metal components from a short list of suppliers. A VBSS Team
looked at "A,B,C classification" by using Flowcharts/SIPOC, Pareto's,
Minitab and Assessment metrics. They saw that similar components are bought
by different suppliers and eventually chose to streamline the portfolio of
components and suppliers. They consolidated purchasing of more than $1.1
million worth of components with one supplier with improved technology,
quality and price. They even realized a 50 percent cycle time improvement.

The identified operating income improvement from this project is $210K per
year, translating to an 18% price reduction. This leads to a more price
competitive position for Cannon's customers, which is expected to grow sales
by an estimated $500K per year.