{"id":778062,"date":"2025-04-09T15:10:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=778062"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:26:24","slug":"optimization-of-purchasing","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/en\/publication\/case-studies-en\/optimization-of-purchasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimization of purchasing at supplier of refrigeration technology\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"zw-cgb header-standard-block is-first-block desktop-has-image mobile-has-image default-margin white-color content-left content-down zw-atr-portrait-pos-default zw-atr-landscape-pos-default height-default \"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"zw-cgb-content col-12 mx-auto\"><div  class=\"header-standard-inner-container\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><span class=\"copyright-image d-none d-lg-block\"> \u00a9tong2530 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"respnsive-img d-none d-lg-block\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"atreus_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1920\/1080 !important\" title=\"atreus_\"><span class=\"copyright-image d-lg-none d-block\"> \u00a9tong2530 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-img d-lg-none d-block\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"atreus_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/teaser-img-50zu50-02-8.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/teaser-img-50zu50-02-8.jpg 823w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/teaser-img-50zu50-02-8-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/teaser-img-50zu50-02-8-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"aspect-ratio:823\/412 !important\" title=\"atreus_\"><\/div><div class=\"preheadline-container\"><div class=\"zw-breadcrumb-container black-color d-md-down-none\"><\/div><p class=\" zw-cgb preheadline zw-prevent-animation\">Case Study<\/p><h1 class=\" zw-cgb headline zw-prevent-animation\">Optimization of purchasing<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"inner-content\"><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext zw-prevent-animation\"><sub><code>230750<\/code><\/sub><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-breadcrumb-container black-color d-none d-md-down-block\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"label\">c<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/en\">Home<\/a><span class=\"separator\"> c <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/publikationen-events\/\">Publikationen<\/a><span class=\"separator\"> c <\/span><span class=\"last\"><\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb    infoblock default-margin black-color  \">\n      <div class=\" row\">\n        <div class=\"zw-cgb-content has-padding col-12\">\n          <div class=\"inner-content parent-has-padding\"><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline\">at supplier of refrigeration technology\u200b<\/h2><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \">A provider of turnkey refrigeration systems and services in the food industry faced significant challenges: an inefficient purchasing process, limited know-how and a lack of organizational maturity. Templates and processes were created to methodically support buyers. Successes include building a new purchasing organization, introducing a market-standard tool to track all savings measures, and an expected overachievement of the purchasing target.<\/p><div class=\"link-container\"><\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"zw-cgb row  columnmaster020 default-margin \"><div class=\"columnmaster-inner-content g-0\">    <div  class=\"zw-cgb no-image-layout columnblock black-color has-icon   \">\n      <div class=\"zw-cgb zw-cgb-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"inner-content\"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">q<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline h4\">Company<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li class=\"\">Provider of turnkey refrigeration systems and services in the food industry\u200b<\/li><li class=\"\">Around 4,000 employees in over 20 European countries\u200b<\/li><li class=\"\">Approx. $2b in revenue\u200b<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb no-image-layout columnblock black-color has-icon   \">\n      <div class=\"zw-cgb zw-cgb-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"inner-content\"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">p<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline h4\">Challenge<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li class=\"\">Reorganization of decentralized purchasing after company takeover\u200b<\/li><li class=\"\">Inefficient purchasing process, little know-how and lack of maturity of the organization\u200b<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb no-image-layout columnblock black-color has-icon   \">\n      <div class=\"zw-cgb zw-cgb-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"inner-content\"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">m<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline h4\">Goals<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li class=\"\">Enforce cost savings\u200b<\/li><li class=\"\">Introduction of clear structures and processes in strategic purchasing\u200b<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"parent31168\"class=\"zw-cgb halb-halb-headline-text-block-135 default-margin \"><div class=\"row\">    <!--  block -->\n    <div class=\"half-content has-padding col-lg-6 col-12 leftBlock order-1 blue-400 white-color has-icon has-headline \"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">n<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline\">Measures<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><div class=\"inner-content parent-has-padding\"><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li class=\"\">Integration of all potentials into individual projects\u200b<\/li><li class=\"\">Setting up an MP program with monthly reporting to the board\u200b<\/li><li class=\"\">Creation of templates and processes for methodical support of purchasers\u200b<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"link-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>    <!--  block -->\n    <div class=\"half-content has-padding col-lg-6 col-12 rightBlock order-2 blue-900 white-color has-icon has-headline \"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">x<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline\">Results<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><div class=\"inner-content parent-has-padding\"><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li class=\"\">Establishment of a new purchasing organization, corresponding structures and processes in strategic purchasing\u200b<\/li><li class=\"\">Introduction of a marketable tool for tracking all savings measures as well as MP reporting\u200b<\/li><li class=\"\">Expected to exceed the 2024 purchasing target (target $14.7m)\u200b<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"link-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb  change-padding  infoblock default-margin black-color  \">\n      <div class=\" row\">\n        <div class=\"zw-cgb-content has-padding col-12\">\n          <div class=\"preheadline-container parent-has-padding\"><p class=\" zw-cgb preheadline ' .  . 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