The Newpoint Supply Chain Academy
The Newpoint Supply Chain Academy was developed by Professor Andrew Cox and his colleagues at Newpoint to provide an improved value for money service for clients in the delivery of competent processes and people.
The Newpoint Supply Chain Academy provides the first ever integrated simulation and web-based environment for the assessment and development of process and people competence in procurement and supply chain management.
Professor Cox established and ran the first ever MBA in strategic procurement management for 15 years at Birmingham University Business School. In that time he recognised the benefits that web-based and simulation tools offer for competence assessment and development.
The Newpoint solution offers 3 Rs when compared with traditional competence assessment and learning programmes. It provides:
Rapid - assessment and learning can be provided more quickly on-line
Rich - assessment and learning can be provided with far greater depth and realism
Rigorous - competence improvement and implementation
Rich - assessment and learning can be provided with far greater depth and realism
Rigorous - competence improvement and implementation
The Newpoint Supply Chain Academy provides a world-class approach to competence assessment based on 3 tools:
The PSCM Index™ - an on-line competence assessment and benchmarking tool read moreto understand competence gaps in organisational processes and systems
The ICA Index™ - an on-line competence assessment and benchmarking tool to understand individual competence gaps read moreand training needs in procurement and supply chain management
The SCA Index™ - an on-line competence assessment and benchmarking tool to understand individual competence gaps and training needsread more in the strategy and entrepreneurship
The Newpoint Supply Chain Academy provides a world-class approach to competence development through simulation, e-learning and face-to-face training courses:The ICA Index™ - an on-line competence assessment and benchmarking tool to understand individual competence gaps read moreand training needs in procurement and supply chain management
The SCA Index™ - an on-line competence assessment and benchmarking tool to understand individual competence gaps and training needsread more in the strategy and entrepreneurship
Sourcematix® Simulation - an on-line simulation environment with e-learning modules for competence development and training at the activity and task read morelevels in the 8-Step strategic sourcing process.
eLearning Modules - web-based audio-visual, text and tutorial assistance in developing competence in all pre- and post-contractual read moreactivities and tasks in the strategic sourcing process.
Training Courses - a comprehensive suite of traditional face-to-face training courses for all aspects of competence development in read moreprocurement and supply chain management.
eLearning Modules - web-based audio-visual, text and tutorial assistance in developing competence in all pre- and post-contractual read moreactivities and tasks in the strategic sourcing process.
Training Courses - a comprehensive suite of traditional face-to-face training courses for all aspects of competence development in read moreprocurement and supply chain management.
Consulting & Software Solutions
Newpoint provides competence improvement based on the principles of knowledge transfer and rigorous people and process integration through:
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management - support for strategic sourcing and category management projects, or working alongside client staff in the development of pre-contractual read moresourcing strategies and post-contractual supplier performance management.
Sourcematix® - an on-line common process tool that covers all of the pre-contractual and post-contractual activities & tasks that must be undertaken in a read moreworld-class strategic sourcing and category management process.
Spend Analysis & Cost Reduction - to assist clients with the thorough analysis of their current spend profile enabling the appropriate categorisation and segmentation of spend to provide focus for consolidation and lot read moreoptimisation strategies to take cost out of unfocused categories of spend.
Value & Process Optimisation - to assist clients in the rapid specification of those spend categories where there is real scope for the development read moreof proactive long-term relationship management strategies with suppliers.
Supplier Relationship & Performance Management - to assist clients in the rapid specification of the supplier performance & relationship management read moreapproaches that are the most appropriate for specific categories of spend.
Interim Management - consulting support for an extended period of time read moreuntil a suitable candidate for a leadership/senior management role can be found.
The Newpoint Supply Chain Academy also has extensive academic links and is involved in research and MBA lecturing with a number of Universities. To see our current academic and research agenda click here.Sourcematix® - an on-line common process tool that covers all of the pre-contractual and post-contractual activities & tasks that must be undertaken in a read moreworld-class strategic sourcing and category management process.
Spend Analysis & Cost Reduction - to assist clients with the thorough analysis of their current spend profile enabling the appropriate categorisation and segmentation of spend to provide focus for consolidation and lot read moreoptimisation strategies to take cost out of unfocused categories of spend.
Value & Process Optimisation - to assist clients in the rapid specification of those spend categories where there is real scope for the development read moreof proactive long-term relationship management strategies with suppliers.
Supplier Relationship & Performance Management - to assist clients in the rapid specification of the supplier performance & relationship management read moreapproaches that are the most appropriate for specific categories of spend.
Interim Management - consulting support for an extended period of time read moreuntil a suitable candidate for a leadership/senior management role can be found.