Hosting a Webinar Themed "[For Purchasing and Procurement Personnel in Large Enterprises] Indirect Materials Purchasing in the Manufacturing Industry: Is Its Governance Functioning?"
Majisemi Inc. is hosting a webinar targeted at purchasing and procurement personnel in large manufacturing enterprises to address the lack of governance in indirect materials purchasing. The seminar, co-organized by Biznet Corporation, will discuss how visualizing and centralizing purchasing data can improve governance, reduce costs, and serve as the foundation for digital transformation (DX).
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■ The Blind Spot of Unprogressed "Indirect Materials Purchasing Control" in the Manufacturing Industry
While direct materials are strictly managed in the manufacturing industry, there are many cases where indirect materials are left to individual optimization by each department. A situation where ordering routes and approval rules are not unified, and the company-wide purchasing status cannot be immediately grasped, is a major blind spot in purchasing governance.
Even if you "intend to manage it," the reality remains unseen—that gap is quietly increasing costs and control risks.
■ Unvisualized Indirect Materials Purchasing Information Hinders Manufacturing DX
With analog ordering tasks and dispersed data management remaining, personnel are overwhelmed by daily confirmation and aggregation tasks, falling into a situation where they cannot dedicate time to the strategic tasks they should originally tackle.
If purchasing information is not visualized across the entire company, analysis and improvement will not progress, and DX promotion may end up being a pie in the sky. The visualization of indirect materials purchasing is the very foundation of manufacturing DX.
In companies that have actually centrally managed indirect materials purchasing, the reduction of order processing time and cost optimization through the visualization of purchasing information are advancing.
■ Reconstruction of Indirect Materials Purchasing Governance Required for the Manufacturing Industry
In this seminar, we will organize the structure of purchasing control failure in indirect materials purchasing and specifically explain how to realize centralized management of purchasing data and strengthen company-wide control.
We will introduce realistic approaches to making governance function without increasing the burden on the frontline, along with examples of initiatives in major manufacturing companies.
Indirect materials purchasing turns into a risk if left alone, and into competitiveness if properly maintained. Now is the time to step toward effective purchasing governance.
■ Organizer/Co-organizer
Biznet Corporation
■ Cooperation
Open Source-based Laboratory Inc.
Majisemi Inc.
Majisemi will continue to hold webinars that are "useful for participants" in the future.
You can view public materials from past seminars and other seminars currently recruiting participants ▶here.
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