
Effective Strategic Sourcing
Drive Performance with Sustainable Strategies for Procurement
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Effective Strategic Sourcing
Drive Performance with Sustainable Strategies for Procurement
About this book
Modern supply chains are enjoying new opportunities for innovation and growth. Build competitive advantage, optimize cost and encourage ethical business practices with the process of strategic sourcing. Effective Strategic Sourcing brings together tools and techniques to develop comprehensive sourcing strategies and drive performance and margin improvement in an ethical, environmentally responsible way. From supplier research and risk analysis to category management and cost modelling, it answers key questions around make versus buy, outsource versus insource and RFI versus RFP.Top supply chain leaders from a range of industries offer their insights and experience in interviews covering the challenges inherent in modern strategic sourcing. The book also focuses on how supply chain and procurement professionals can address sustainability concerns by thinking globally and acting locally and aiming for net-zero carbon footprint sourcing. Learn from the experts and thrive in the 'new normal' with this essential guide to maximising the benefits of strategic sourcing.
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Table of contents
- List of figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 01 Supply chain leadership
- 02 Supply market research
- 03 Supplier research
- 04 Negotiation skills
- 05 Making the most of supplier collaboration
- 06 Category management
- 07 The value chain
- 08 Cost modelling
- 09 Responsible sourcing
- 10 Strategic sourcing decision making
- 11 Outsourcing management
- 12 Key learning from interviews with senior leaders
- 13 Supply risk management
- 14 Sales and operations planning
- 15 Supplier performance management
- 16 Buying techniques for smaller volume buyers
- 17 Supply chain culture
- Index