Sourcing & Procurement
This process involves identifying and evaluating suppliers for goods and services.
What is sourcing?
What system is used for Vendor Onboarding?
What is Workday Strategic Sourcing
A3 Smart Homes offers this type of system that allows homeowners to monitor and control their home security remotely
What is a smart security system?
This club is the third largest club in the AAA Auto Club
What is AAA MWG (Mountain West Group)?
This term is used for the official request to purchase goods or services
What is a purchase order(PO)?
This process involves reviewing, processing and issuing Purchase Orders.
What is procurement?
Who sends the forms for an inactive vendor?
Who is Vendor Management?
This A3 Smart Home device allows homeowners to see who is at the door without opening it.
What is a smart doorbell or video doorbell?
AAA Mountain West operates in this specific part of the United States, covering states like Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.
What is the Mountain West region?
A formal agreement between a buyer and seller that details the terms of a transaction, including delivery, price and payment.
What is a contract?
This analysis compares the company's purchasing costs against market average to find savings opportunities
What is spend analysis?
The acronym for an agreement that outlines the expected level of service performance
What is SLA (Service Level Agreement)?
A3 Smart Home specializes in systems that are controlled through this type of app on your smartphone.
What is a home automation app?
In addition to roadside assistance, AAA Mountain West offers this service for travel planning.
What is trip planning or travel agency services?
This holiday staple is typically sourced well in advance due to supply chain challenges: Turkeys or Christmas Trees?
What are Christmas Trees?
The act of giving someone the authority to make binding contracts or purchases on behalf of an entity.
What is delegation of authority?
What is the max amount a Requisition can be created for?
What is 10 Million dollars?
What does A3 Smart Home's Smart Business division do
What is commercial security installation or video surveillance?
AAA is known for these types of inspections to rate hotels and resteraunts?
What are diamond ratings?
This famous tech company saved millions by changing its packaging to be smaller and lighter.
What is Apple?
A sourcing method that is used to solicit proposals from potential suppliers for a project or purchase.
What is an RFP (Request for Proposal)?
A tool used to evaluate supplier performance over time, often score based on different metrics like quality and delivery
What is a Vendor scorecard?
What software was recently procured for inventory control for A3 Smart Home.
What is Rootstock?
AAA Mountain West also offers discounts on these, typically helpful for members who enjoy recreation in region's national parks.
What are park passes or recreational discounts?
This global fast food chain sources its potatoes from specific regions known for their ideal growing conditions for fries.
What is McDonalds?