REM Associates is a management consulting firm that provides procurement and purchasing consulting services. It has over four dozen experienced consultants with backgrounds in various business functions and industries. REM Associates works with clients to assess their procurement and purchasing operations, evaluate processes, develop strategies and plans for improvement, and assist with implementing recommendations. The document provides an overview of REM Associates' services and experience working with a range of industrial, consumer product, and other clients on procurement and purchasing engagements.

1. REM Associates
Procurement and
Purchasing
Profile Presentation
Princeton, NJ
April 2004
ASSOCIATES
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
20 NASSAU STREET, SUITE 244
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08542

2. REM Associates Profile
Our profile presentation includes . . . .
Profile of REM Associates
The REM Associates Network
Client Industry Profile
Partial Listing of Clients
Sample of Client Engagements
Profile of Client Company
Discussion of Issues and Concerns
REM Associates Relevant Experience
Determination of Path Forward
Overview of The Demand Chain Strategic Planning Process.
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3. Profile of REM Associates
REM Associates, started in 1984, is now in its twenty-fourth year serving
business clients . . . .
Advise and counsel in “Business Operations”
Consumer and industrial as well as academic and governmental organizations
Strategic, tactical, and contingency planning
Operations evaluations directed at improvements:
– Profit improvement
– Operations assessments and planning, including processes and systems
– Cost reduction and productivity improvement
– ABC inventory costing and evaluation
– Functional outsourcing
– Customer Service
– Organization structure and performance.
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4. Profile of REM Associates
REM Associates represents a network of over four dozen experienced
professionals, worldwide . . . .
Senior experienced business personnel
Most with over 25 years of experience
Careers in both consulting and business operations
Variety of business disciplines
Broad range of industry backgrounds
Strong inter-personal skills
Commitment to positive results
Support from analysis through implementation.
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5. The REM Associates Network
REM Associates Network represents key demand chain organizations and
companies, a partial list includes . . . .
Ohio State Joseph
Joseph
Freese &
Freese & Ohio State
University Andraski
Andraski
Associates
Associates University
Group
Group
Princeton
Princeton REM Associates
REM Associates CGR
CGR
Computer
Computer Network
Network Associates
Associates
Consulting
Consulting
Miami University
Miami Gross Princeton
Princeton
University Gross Of
University & University
University
of Ohio & Pennsylvania
of Ohio Associates
Associates
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6. The REM Associates Network
REM Associates provides virtually turn-key management . . . .
Setting
Setting Operations
Goals and Operations
Project Goals and Assessment
Assessment
Project Objectives -Process
Management Objectives -Process
Management
- -Systems
Systems
Equipment Activity
Activity
Equipment Project
Specification Based
Based
Specification Planning Through
& Procurement Costing
Costing
& Procurement Implementation
Warehouse Distribution
Distribution
Warehouse Facilities Network
Design & Facilities Network
Design & Planning Modeling
Planning
Layout - -CAD
Layout CAD Modeling
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7. Functional Areas of Consulting
REM Associates represents a broad range of functional skills and
backgrounds . . . .
Resource
Resource
Utilization
Utilization Organizational
Organizational
Operations
Operations Staffing
Staffing
Management
Management
Strategic
Strategic Product
Product
Quality
Quality and Tactical
and Tactical Marketing &
Marketing &
Assurance
Assurance Planning
Planning Support
Support
Financial
Financial Outsourcing
Outsourcing
Analysis and
Analysis and and
and
Evaluation
Evaluation Alliances
Alliances
Information
Information
Systems
Systems
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8. Functional Areas of Consulting
Specifically, within business operations and demand chain management,
we are experienced in . . . .
Demand Chain Management
Purchasing
Forecasting and Demand Planning
Production and Inventory Management
Warehousing & Distribution Operations
Facilities and Network Design
Transportation Operations and Management
Customer Service and Order Processing and Related Systems
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9. Procurement and Purchasing Operations
We have worked for a number of businesses and institutions and their
respective organizations. Our work has included . . . .
Assessment, evaluation, and planning of procurement and purchasing
processes and functions
Evaluation of purchasing functions, linkages, and structure
Assessment of forecasting, demand planning, and inventory management
Development and positioning of organizational structures to support
purchasing functions and operations
Functional and personnel diagnostics and evaluation
Development and specifications of purchasing systems requirements
Development of effective performance measurements and benchmarking
Assistance in implementation of recommendations and changes in purchasing
directed at cost effective improvements.
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10. Client Industry Profile
REM Associates has worked with companies and distributors representing
a wide variety of industries . . . .
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Consumer Products
Consumer Products
Service and
Service and Food
Industry Associations
Industry Associations Retailing
Pharmaceutical
Industrial Products
Industrial Products Paper
Newspaper
Chemical Products Tobacco
Clay Products
Wines, Spirits, and
Mining Beverages
Precious Metals
Electronics
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11. Client Industry Profile
In addition, our work and business relationships has included
international, as well as government clients and agencies such as . . . .
Countries: United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Russia, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Mexico, Argentina,
Panama, Costa Rica, etc.
Our State and local government work has included . . . .
The State of North Carolina
The State of Michigan
The County of Los Angeles
The City of New York.
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12. Partial Listing of Clients
A partial listing of our clients for whom we have worked in the past
include . . . .
Allied Signal Corporation Gulf & Western Corporation
American Stores Corporation Grinnell Corporation
Anheuser-Busch companies, Inc. Hoechst Celanese Corporation
Avon Products Company Honeywell Corporation
Becton Dickinson & Company Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Borden Company Land O’ Lakes Incorporated
Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporation Milton Hershey School
Cabot Corporation Nabisco Brands Incorporated
Certified Grocers of California National Paper Trade Association
Engelhard Corporation Pepsi-Cola Incorporated
G A F Corporation Philip Morris Company
General Electric Company Sears Roebuck & Company
General Foods Incorporated Thiele Kaolin Company
General Mills Company Warner-Lambert Company
GlaxoSmithKline plc W R Grace & Company
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13. Sample of Engagements
The scope of our engagements range from single to multiple functions
beginning with assessment and planning through implementation . . . .
Assessment of existing functions, tasks, and activities aimed at costs and
productivity improvements
Analysis and evaluation of functions, organization and structure, linkages, and
positioning of purchasing activities to support business goals
Assessment and evaluation of forecasting , demand planning, and inventory
management to support distribution costs and required levels of service
Evaluation of purchasing service functions and activities to determine
effective levels of service based on demand, cost, and business positioning
Development of systems requirements and measures to monitor, control, and
manage procurement and purchasing activities
Management of implementation programs to meet timetables and milestones
directed at on time completion.
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14. Sample of Engagements
A sampling of our client engagements includes . . . .
A Family Owned Engineered Parts Company:
– Assessed and evaluated purchasing functions, linkages, tasks, and activities
– Developed an integrated procurement and purchasing strategy directed at reduced costs and
increased levels of service
– Positioned sourcing, purchasing, and manufacturing to effectively support market and
customer focus
– Evaluated deployment of inventories based on forecasted demand pull to the marketplace in
order to strengthen support services to customers
– Recommended and planned implementation for an integrated procurement strategy.
An Industrial Products Distributor:
– Evaluated purchasing functions and processes
– Analyzed and developed improved methods and procedures
– Analyzed and evaluated inventory planning and related processes
– Recommended and assisted in implementing changes in processes, procedures, and systems.
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15. Profile of Client Company
In order to form a solid base of understanding, we seek knowledge about
clients and their operations in order to propose tailored work to precisely
match the required client and business needs . . . .
Client operations size and basic structure
Classes of products, facilities, and customers served
Key business strategic issues and concerns
Procurement and purchasing operations profile
Business service goals and objectives
Operations goals and objectives.
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16. Discussion of Issues and Concerns
In order to focus our response and meet your specific needs, we need to
understand company issues and concerns, for example . . . .
Present and planned operational initiatives
Specific operations issues
– Forecasting and Demand Planning
– Inventory management
– Procurement and purchasing
– Other operations related issues
Current key projects within operating functions
Priority, sequence, and timing of implementation of near and longer-
term initiatives.
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17. Determination of Path Forward
As a result of an initial meetings, we form an understanding and plan a
path forward in response to your needs, concerns, and plans . . . .
Goals and objectives of REM Associates assistance
Structure and content of a proposal to respond to your needs
Requirement for site and/or functional visits
Data needed in order to understand and scope the detail of work
Point person for questions and clarification
Timetable for decision making and program completion.
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18. ASSOCIATES
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
20 NASSAU STREET, SUITE 244
PO BOX 7345
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08543-7345
Phone: 609-275-4444
Fax: 609-924-9668
E-Mail: rem.murray@remassoc.com
web: http://www.remassoc.com
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