Idea Fair
Streamlining the Purchasing Process
Description
The Grill switched to bulk purchasing of paper products.
As a result, the Grill has reduced:
- The number of paper deliveries / trips that the purchasing team needs to make
- The amount of time needed for managers to order and reconcile purchases on a daily basis
Implementation
Based on our annual paper goods purchases:
- We identified the items that we used the most
- We broke this usage down to the average monthly amount
- We carved out a storage area with shelving and labeling
- We initiated a plan of ordering those items in bulk on a monthly basis
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About the author
Erik Laaksonen