Improvement of procurement process in the company Merkur Markt

Potreba po konkurenčnosti podjetij in njihova borba za obstanek na trgu v današnjem času, ki je poln velikih in hitrih sprememb, se kažeta tudi v pomembnosti vloge nabavnega procesa v podjetjih. Podjetja vedno več denarja in časa namenjajo uspešnemu izvajanju nabavnega procesa in z njim povezanih funkcij, saj je to pogosto glavno merilo uspešnosti poslovanja v proizvodnih in storitvenih podjetij. Sam nabavni proces spada med najpomembnejša področja v organizaciji, saj mora podjetje zaradi globalizacije trgov, odnosov do dobaviteljev, nenehnega razvoja novih tehnologij in velike zahtevnosti kupcev spremljati, pravočasno oceniti ter obvladovati naštete poglavitne smeri na trgu. V prvem delu diplomske naloge so predstavljeni pojem logistike in elementi logističnega sistema ter njihovi cilji in naloge, v nadaljevanju pa je predstavljeno delovanje nabavnega procesa v podjetju. Jedro diplomske naloge zajema predstavitev trenutnega poteka procesa nabave v avstrijskem podjetju Merkur Markt. V zaključnem delu je predstavljena nova zasnova proces nabave obravnavanega trgovinskega podjetja, kjer se kaže, da ima nabava v teh podjetjih pomembno funkcijo. Ker delovanje nabavnega procesa vpliva na učinkovitost poslovanja v podjetjih, si menedžment prizadeva, da bi nabavnemu procesu namenjali več poudarka in s tem posledično izboljšali delovanje celotnega podjetja ter pripomogli k lažjemu doseganju ciljev.The need for the companies´ competitiveness and their battle to meet the needs of the market (which is defined by big and fast changes) in order to survive, reflect in the importance of the companies´ purchasing process. Companies are spending increasingly more money and time on the successful execution of the purchasing process and on functions connected with it for this is very often the main criteria for business success in production and public service companies. The purchasing process itself represents one of the most important organizational fields, because the company has to supervise, evaluate and control all the listed major market movements due to the market globalization, the attitude towards the suppliers, the constant development of new technologies and the increasingly challenging consumer desires. In the first part of my diploma work, basic concepts such as logistics, the elements of a logistics system and its goals and purposes are introduced. Next, the execution of the purchasing process inside of a company is presented. The core of my diploma work consists of the presentation of the current purchasing process inside the Austrian company Merkur Markt. Finally, new purchasing process ideas for the afore mentioned Austrian company are presented. As it seems, purchasing is an essential business process in their company. The execution of the purchasing process has great effect on business effectiveness inside the companies which is why the managers are making an effort to put more attention on the purchasing process itself which would consequently help the company achieve its goals in a far more successful and productive way