Aplicação do strategic sourcing para seleção e desenvolvimento de fornecedores em uma empresa do Polo Industrial de Manaus

Abstract

In the race for the preference of the consumer market, the productive sector reinvents itself and in a continuous improvement of its processes, tries to assure its position in the market. For this reason, organizations have placed at their strategic level the development of actions aimed at the improvement and specialization of processes involving the supply chain and, based on the implementation (the development or implementation) of areas such as Sourcing, which aim to make the relationship with the suppliers a specialized and strategic activity. Thus, this research has as its theme: Application of Strategic Sourcing for selection and development of suppliers in a company of the Industrial Pole of Manaus and brings as a problem: How can we reduce the base of suppliers of plastic parts considering the current scenario of production, using Strategic Sourcing? Thus, the general objective is: To identify the best supplier of plastic items, using the Strategic Sourcing method, in a company in the Electrical and Electronic Segment of the Industrial Pole of Manaus. To achieve the proposed objective, the methodology applied as to nature was Descriptive Research. As for the procedures, the research was classified as Bibliographic Research and Case Study. To analyze the results, Content Analysis was used. The research demonstrated that the use and application of the Strategic Sourcing method was able to provide the organization with significant cost savings. It is concluded that among the contributions that the method provided to the organization, the following stand out: the development of local suppliers; the implementation of a computerized system to control cost reduction projects through the nexus system; choosing the best supplier while maintaining a competitive price, quality, payment terms and material delivery. In this way, the proposed objective was effectively achieved.