Procurement and supply chain units have high-level, iterative business needs that have precedence within their organizations.   A.T. Kearney Procurement & Analytic Solutions' (ATKPAS) offerings are designed to creatively tackle these needs.

Dramatic Near Term Cost Savings

From time to time, companies find themselves in a position where they must quickly identify and implement strategies to rapidly reduce cost.    ATKPAS has an array of proven procurement and sourcing solutions that specifically addresses this need.  These solutions start by providing more visibility into an organization's procurement spend and processes, and then progress to the development of strategies (policy changes, demand management, compliance management, sourcing, etc.) which can be quickly implemented to maximize near term savings.   They include:

• Complexity Reduction
• Collaborative Cost Reduction
• Opportunity Assessments & Benchmarks
• Strategic Sourcing

Knowledge Enablement & Market Intelligence

Acquisition and access to accurate and current market information, as well as intellectual capital, is pivotal to companies' vitality.   Subject matter experts (SMEs) populate information and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.   Generated content is collected, stored and disseminated to decrease cycle times and maximize leverage.   Solutions addressing this need include:

• Category Solutions and Market Intelligence
• Collaboration & Process Management Tools
• Knowledge Enablement

Planning, Performance Management & Visibility

More companies are enhancing their capabilities to pro-actively develop and execute data-driven plans, measure and manage performance and results, anticipate and plan for risks and accurately and credibly report results in a timely fashion.  These objectives can be accomplished with an array of our offerings which include:

• Analytic Driven Solutions (ADS)
• Spending Management Tools

Process Management

Streamlining their process allows companies to be more efficient and effective.   Solutions that address how procurement and supply chain processes can be optimized, deployed and adopted throughout the enterprise are part of our portfolio:

• Advanced Analytics Solutions
• Opportunity Assessments & Benchmarks
• Program Management Tools
• Supplier Performance & Relationship Management