Reference no: EM132790640

Supplier Selection and Evaluation

Choose a company or a particular industry (e.g. fashion, food, energy, hospitality, retail, healthcare or manufacturing). In the context of the selected company/industry:

• Identify the typical product categories purchased by the company/industry.
• Determine major criteria which should be considered in the evaluation and selection of the suppliers for those purchased products.
o Note I: You may need different criteria for different product categories
o Note II: Focusing on two categories of products would be enough for this assignment
• Analyse the relative importance of those criteria.
• Develop a supplier evaluation check-list/scorecard, which can be used by the company/industry to audit its suppliers.
• Critically discuss how the evaluation check-list can contribute to the performance of the buying company/industry.
• What supplier selection method you would recommend for the purchased products of your selected company/industry? Discuss how the outputs of your evaluation can contribute to your recommended supplier selection method.

You need to cover the above points in a report of 2500 words, using the concepts, vocabulary and techniques of supplier selection and evaluation literature (including both academic and practitioner literature).
Your whole assignment will be assessed on the basis of:

• understanding and application of appropriate concepts
• depth and relevance of research
• critical appraisal and analysis
• presentation and referencing

Attachment:- Supplier Selection and Evaluation.rar

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