In his book 'Supply Strategies in Purchasing and Sourcing', Prof. Gerhard Heß describes Xcitec® standard software as "the leading system concept on the market."
In 'Supply Strategies in Purchasing and Sourcing', Prof. Heß presents a systematic concept for developing supply strategies, known as the 15M Supply Strategy Architecture®. This concept consists of four strategy building blocks (strategic framework, market strategy, supplier strategy and controlling) as well as 15 modules.
Prof. Heß uses the Xcitec® software to explain the targets and construction of an SRM solution as well as the systematic and technical implementation of comprehensive Supplier Relationship Management.
As part of this discussion, Heß particularly emphasizes the 360° view of suppliers that Xcitec® software provides. Company information, such as supplier contracts, supplier evaluations and material group strategies as well as information from the supplier questionnaires and economic information are integrated into the central supplier database. This way, Xcitec® software provides all relevant information about a supplier at a glance.
The Xcitec® software modular structure and the individual process steps are comparable to the construction of the 15M Architecture®. This enables the incremental and integrated deployment of the Xcitec® solution. Therefore, both medium-sized companies and large corporations profit from a global and cross-company solution that integrates suppliers into the processes. This secures the consistent and sustainable attainment of purchasing goals and strategies.
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