The ABC Company Purchasing Management Optimization Guideline

Abstract

The objective of this research is 1) to study the level of opinions on purchasing components 2) to study the purchasing composition of ABC Company's purchasing management and 3) to be a guideline to increase the efficiency of ABC Company’s purchasing management. By mixed-method research, 162 samples were sampled with a proportional sampling. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis, and in-depth interviews with 10 people. The research results were (1) the overall opinion on the purchasing composition was moderate, purchasing data management had the highest average, followed by purchasing planning, purchasing control, and purchasing data storage, respectively. (2) Purchasing control parameters, the most influence on purchasing management efficiency, followed by purchasing information management and purchasing data storage. The standardized forms of forecast variable coefficients were respectively. (3) ABC company’s purchasing management consisted of procurement planning, just in time, lean purchasing, and e-Procurement. For the company to be able to compete effectively, such methods should be applied in the procurement management process.