“Are you maximizing your procurement cost savings?”
Procurement offers various opportunities for improvement from cost strategies to process optimization and organizational structure. Discover your true procurement capability and identify bottlenecks with JMAC’s Free Quick Diagnosis
CHALLENGES
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Achieve target costs for new products and cost reduction goals for existing ones.
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Identify priority areas and high-impact cost-saving measures.
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Upgrade and refine measures to meet cost-reduction targets.
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Clarify actual procurement situations and challenges at global sites.
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Benchmark procurement capabilities against other companies to find your current state.
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Review daily procurement operations to easily identify process bottlenecks.
TARGET
Industries
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Logistics/Forwarding
- Transportation
- IT/Telecommunications/Software
- Publishing/Printing
- Retail/Wholesale
- Apparel/Jewelry
- Entertainment/Leisure, etc.
Departments
- Procurement/Purchasing Department, SCM Department
- Production Department, Production Technology Department, Maintenance/Engineering Department
- Corporate Planning Department
Areas
- Direct Materials
- Indirect Materials
Job Roles
- Staff/Buyers, Department Managers, Executive Management
FEATURES
Effective cost reduction relies on three pillars: “Competitive Sourcing,” “Assessment Purchasing,” and “Development Procurement.” Upgrading your strategy is essential to reach higher savings. This requires establishing a solid “Procurement Infrastructure” (process standardization, centralized database systems, and structured training programs).
Using our proprietary framework, JMAC visualizes your current infrastructure bottlenecks. We then provide end-to-end support to map out and execute your strategic improvement path.
We offer the “Procurement Quick Scan” as a simple first step. This tool condenses our extensive consulting expertise into a 10-minute assessment. It helps baseline your own capabilities while evaluating the competitiveness of your affiliates and suppliers.
- Time required: approx. 10 minutes
- Qualitative self-evaluation (Online qualitative evaluation answering 26 questions)
- Simplified report based on JMAC knowledge
- Global support (compatible with overseas sites)
- Responsive (accessible from smartphones)
- Free of charge
PLAN
This free quick diagnosis is an “introductory/starter” tool designed to help customers easily gain insights for transformation on their own. The differences between the “Free Quick Diagnosis” and “Paid Consulting” are as follows:
USE CASES
You can maximize the value of the free quick diagnosis not only by taking it individually but also by having your organization or team participate.
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Scenario 1: As a discussion starter within the procurement department or among all team members.
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Scenario 2: As a review for seminars and study sessions.
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Scenario 3: As a first step for internal proposals and transformation planning.
OUTPUT
Instantly visualize gaps between your current level and the target state on a radar chart.
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Scores and reports your company’s procurement cost reduction capability in 6 categories (the 6 Pillars).
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Presents challenges to bridge the gap between your company and general advanced levels.
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Presents recommended actions for identified challenges.
LET’S START
No data preparation required. Complete the answer in just 10 minutes from your PC or smartphone.
- Access the site: Visit the diagnostic page via URL or QR code.
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Answer questions: Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the 26 systematic questions.
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Get instant results: Instantly view your scoring radar chart and recommendation report upon completion.
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