Products 'categorization and suppliers' mix analysis

Abstract

Purchase activity is increasingly becoming a strategic function. Therefore, it is necessary to achieve a better understanding of traded products, company´s real needs and the nature of supplier-purchaser relation. Thus, the study had as its goal the improvement of the profits center of the decoration products of a retail company in Teresina/Piauí/Brazil, aiming to subsidize the purchasing management and the suppliers mix analysis. In order to do so, a documental research was conducted with data referring to a one year´s period that was collected from sales report generated by the Integrated Commercial Automation System (SACI, the acronym in portuguese). Results indicate a new profits center structure and a reduction on the mix of suppliers associated with biggest