One company's system for finding best pipe, coating suppliers

Since late 1997, the natural gas transmission unit of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Calgary, has employed a system for identifying, in terms of the company's specific needs and criteria, the best suppliers of line pipe and pipe coatings. Among other results, the Supplier Performance Measurement P...

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Published in:The Oil & gas journal 1999-11, Vol.97 (45), p.55
Main Authors: Coulson, K.E.W, Slimmon, T.C, Murray, A, Puka, N
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Bids
Commodities
Cost reduction
Customer services
Gas transmission industry
Industrial suppliers
Natural gas
Performance evaluation
Pipelines
Production management
Protective coatings
Purchase orders
Suppliers
Technological change
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Summary:Since late 1997, the natural gas transmission unit of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Calgary, has employed a system for identifying, in terms of the company's specific needs and criteria, the best suppliers of line pipe and pipe coatings. Among other results, the Supplier Performance Measurement Process (SPMP) has resulted in a total purchase price cost reduction of up to 6% on some of the more recent TransCanada line pipe and pipe coatings orders. The steps in the process with examples are explained here.
ISSN:0030-1388
1944-9151