This might be useless but I thought that anybody considering to improve his purchasing performance would look after a consulting firm to make a strategic sourcing methodology deployment faster. So, if it is good for employees to work in those firms, it might be good as well for the customers…not sure this makes really sense, [...]
This one is a nice one: The ‘7 step’ Strategic Sourcing approach described by a Vice President of AT Kearney. A reference.
Points of Interest
At a glance, here are the main points covered in this article. By reading it, you will learn:
The elements critical for a successful strategic sourcing environment
How the strategic sourcing methodology evolved from [...]
Browsing consulting websites about Strategic Sourcing, I found this week this one, from Gartner. “They can help you no matter what phase you’re in!” they say:
Below is a chart found on … formerly named CPGmarket website (CPGmarket has been acquired by Accenture in 2005 and is now nicely called http://www.trade.supplychainservices.accenture.com), representing an eSourcing approach. If the strategic sourcing pillars are re-used:
Knowing what you talk about,
Defining priorities,
Developing strategies per ’sourcing groups’,
Using e-technology to speed-up selection process, results and to enable continuous [...]
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