Supplier Development East Midlands SDEM: Policy into Practice

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Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)
Policy into Practice
Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)

• Monder Ram
• Director
• Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority
  Entrepreneurship
• De Montfort University

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The Road to SDEM
Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)

• Convergent developments
• Themes in EMB research
• US experience
• Policy context

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Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)
Themes in EMB research

• The importance of EMB diversification
• DTI funded study on Supplier Diversity- 2002
• - Early stage of development
• - Challenge of private sector involvement
• - Consider NMSDC like initiatives
• EMDA funded PhD 2001

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Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)
US experience

• US study tour of corporates and NMSDC (2002)
• Good practice paper
• Learning from US conference, Leicester 2003
• Widespread commitment to take action

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Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)
Policy context

• BRTF/EMBF recommendations
• UK public sector pilots in W. Midlands and
  Haringey
• Engaging the corporate sector?

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The SDEM initiative
Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)

• Jan 2004 The SDEM business plan
• Early June 2004 Approval for SDEM
• Late June 2004 Recruitment of SDEM staff
• July Inaugural meeting of Steering Group

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SDEM Mission Statement
Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)
To provide a platform for Corporate
Britain and Ethnic Minority Businesses to
engage in procurement activities for
sustainable economic development
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SDEM Steering Group
Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)

• ADVISORY BOARD
• EMDA
• Race for Opportunity
• CRE
• CIPS
• National Minority Supplier
• Development Council, USA.

• CORPORATE MEMBERS
• IBM, UK
• Ford Motor Co UK
• Leicester City Football Club
• Enterprise Rent a Car
• Clifton Packaging
• Leicester City Council
• Environment Agency
• Severn Trent Water
• De Montfort University
• JP Morgan
• Corporate Express
• PepsiCo UK

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Key Activities
Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)

• Corporate engagement
• Identification and certification of EMBs
• Data collection and dissemination
• Efficient and effective matching of buyer and
  supplier relationship
• Identifying EMB support and developmental needs
  for business growth and mainstream supply chain
  participation
• Mentoring

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Next Steps
Supplier Development East Midlands (SDEM)

• SDEM
• Assess corporate perspectives on supplier
  development
• Further corporate recruitment and engagement
• EMB Certification
• Schedule mentoring/workshop activities
• Research
• Completion of PhD.
• 2 year evaluation of EMBs through Supplier
  Development Pilot.
• Exploring international B2B linkages

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