Studies On The Optimization Of Kate Spade Company Supplier And Purchasing Management

Nowadays the enterprises are facing the situation of fierce competition,globalization,less profit room.To improve the competitiveness and margin,it is the serious subject the enterprises encountering.As the object of the enterprises procurement activities,suppliers are directly related to the cost of procurement,the quality of raw materials and the delivery of finished goods,also affecting the competitiveness of products.Supplier management is a new enterprises management mechanism along with new logistics and procurement.By effectively controlling of the information flow,logistics flow,capital flow and commodity flow,it can connect the purchasing enterprises,all levels of suppliers and manufactures to be a whole organic management model.As an effective tool to improve the competitiveness of enterprises,supplier management is important to affect the enterprises’ future development.This paper analyzes the supplier management and procurement management of Kate Spade Company.Supplier management and procurement management are the essential parts of supply chain management,they surport each others.In the aspect of supplier management,it specifies the classification of suppliers,supplier evaluation criterion,supplier selection index system and assessment tools,and performance management system etc.It points out the problems of more suppliers,unconcentrated supplier management,lower performance.Aiming to the existing problems of supplier management in the company,it puts forward the corresponding management measures including re-optimization of supplier classification,fulfillment the application of supplier evaluation results.In the aspect of purchasing management,it analyzes its characteristic,propose Just-in-time procurement management,strictly control of the quality of the procurement,and optimize the information technology system etc.By considering the actual situation of Kate Spade Company,this paper studies the benefits resulting from the optimization of supplier management and purchase management along with the company development.It emphasizes the importance of supplier management and purchase management in enterprises including costing control,improvement of product quality,timely supply chain management.To be competitive in the markets,the enterprises should make suitable supply management strategy.This paper provides the inspiration and reference for domestic brand company on how to effectively develop and manage suppliers and control the purchase quality.