I'm interning at the University of Connecticut and we are currently in the preliminary stages of gathering pertinent information for a facilities/operations overhaul particularly regarding strategic sourcing, inventory and supply chain management processes.
Have you or any others you know of recently experienced a similar process? If so, what were the short-term hurdles? Long-term implications? If the process was disbanded or reversed, why? What were the causes of this?
Several sources have told me about their displeasure regarding FM firms such as Grainger. One source told me that he was extremely displeased with their presentation to his superiors and that it was fraught with inaccuracies. He also claimed that Grainger was presenting their plan to his University like they were a corporation like Dell or IBM. Subsequently, their University is planning to move on with a FM firm in a strict consulting only role.
What are recent trends regarding this process?
thanks
David DeNuzzio
Purchasing and Procurement Intern
University of Connecticut