Facoltà: Ingegneria Gestionale - classe LM-31
Collocazione: 21287
Autore: Marugo Marino Antonio Francisco
Data: 27/04/2023
Titolo: Procurement of critical materials for electrolysis plants: the case of De Nora Industrie S.P.A.
Relatore: Sorrenti Domenico
Autorizzazione per la consultazione: SI
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The aim of this thesis is to investigate the topics covered during the internship at De Nora Industrie S.p.A., in the Central Procurement (CP) department. The analysis was conducted by examining the materials used during the three-month internship, as well as by consulting literature and websites. The path addressed starts from an introduction of the company itself, both from a macro point of view, i.e. framing it and introducing the markets in which it operates, through the explanation of the two main business units, and going into more detail, going into the internal organisation and the type of leadership that characterises the multinational. Subsequently, with the support of Porter's model, the environment in which the company operates is framed and then the Central Procurement sector is introduced. At this stage, the SWOT and Kralijc models are used to examine the internal environment and to map the type of raw materials purchased, i.e. rare noble metals, therefore classified as strategic materials, respectively. In the following chapter, an in-depth analysis of contracts is presented to explain the different dynamics that characterise the company's six foreign plants in terms of order methodologies, budgets and lead times for the delivery of raw materials, concluding with the topic of mandatory supplier certifications. In the fifth chapter, the focus is shifted to the operational part of the internship, conducting an as-is analysis of the purchasing department, and then examining the to-be situation, i.e. what was implemented during the internship and the improvements made to internal processes. This last section takes the form of the creation of three operational models: the first concerning the forecast of purchases from foreign plants to Central Procurement; the second, a simulation file of the division of the quantities to be ordered among the respective suppliers; and the third concerning the control of compliance with the annual budget. The sixth chapter deals with the analysis of forecast accuracy, initially by means of a theoretical part and then by explaining the algorithm constructed for the calculation of the accuracy of the raw material purchase forecast relating to orders from foreign plants to Central Procurement. The topics covered are the calculation of MAPE and the calculation of the deviation for budget accuracy. Then, a theoretical analysis of the subject of stocks and the methodologies applied by the company is presented, in order to subsequently explain the work carried out in this regard in collaboration with the Finance & Controlling function. Finally, there is a part on Lean Manufacturing to which the subject of the implemented standard procedures is linked, concluding with an analysis of the results obtained and future developments.
