Improving Purchasing Productivity at IBM with a Normative Decision Support System
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Interfaces
- Vol. 15 (3) , 106-115
- https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.15.3.106
Abstract
A computerized vendor selection system was implemented for the purchasing department of IBM's Poughkeepsie manufacturing facility. The system, called the Vendor Selection System (VSS), employs advanced mixed integer optimization techniques within a flexible but structured environment to help purchasing personnel to make better contract decisions. They can use the VSS without prior training in computer science or programming and achieve significant savings.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: