Saving Time and Resources

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Saving Time and Resources
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Business Motivation

• Reduced number of vendors
• Fixed revenue stream
• High storage cost
• Maximize USDA commodity
• Redirect scarce resources / gain
  efficiencies / eliminate redundancy
• Use experts
• Volume purchasing

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Mission 

• CCSTAR is a responsive partnership that combines
  purchasing power through a simple, flexible
  system to enhance customer satisfaction.

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Business Model

• Intergovernmental Agreement
• Partnership with Distributor
• Long-term relationships
• Integrate all purchases
• Weekly site or warehouse delivery

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Goals

• Decrease product cost
• Purchase directly from manufacturer
• Seamless transition from commodity to purchased
  food items
• Stabilize distribution
• JIT inventory

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Goals Continued

• Reduce the number of deliveries to site
• Decrease distribution costs
• Decrease storage costs
• Decrease labor cost of purchasing/ accounts
  payable
• Form on-going partnership with distributor

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Operations

• Single entity with CO commodities office
• Web based bid solicitations
• Web based school ordering with central office
  oversight
• Tracking of commodities at processors
• Rebate collection simplified

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Operations Continued

• Competitive negotiation
• One invoice from vendor
• District owns processed commodities
• Prompt bill payment
• Improved distributor cash flow

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