Achieving Excellence through NMSDC® Best Practices

Achieving Excellence through NMSDC® Best Practices

Established 1979Established 1979

Redefining Supplier Diversity

• Process Design and Enhancement

• Program Manager Training and Coaching

• Emerging Business Training and Capacity Building

• Strategic Alliances Facilitation

• Senior Management Briefings

• Special Advisor to APC Holdings

The NMSDC® Best Practices

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Goal 1 Establish Corporate Policy andTop Corporate Management Support

Goal 2 Develop a Corporate Minority Supplier Development Plan

Goal 3 Establish Comprehensive Internal and External Communications

Goal 4 Identify Opportunities for Minority Business Enterprises In Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

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Goal 5 Establish Comprehensive Minority Supplier Development Process

Goal 6 Establish Tracking, Reporting and Goal-Setting Mechanisms

Goal 7 Establish Continuous Improvement Plan

Goal 8 Establish a Second Tier Program

The NMSDC® Best Practices

Achieving Excellence through NMSDC® Best Practices

Mr. Carl SatterwhitePresident

The RCF Group

Ms. Pauline GebonHead of Supplier

DiversityMetLife, Inc.

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