Effective strategic sourcing : drive performance with sustainable strategies for procurement
/ Patrick Barr.
- London ; New York, NY ; New Delhi : Kogan Page Limited, 2022.
- xiv, 237 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Establishing strategic sourcing success criteria -- Supply market research -- Supplier research -- Make versus buy decisions -- Outsource versus insource -- Supply risk analysis -- Category management -- Thinking local acting global -- Zero carbon footprint sourcing -- RFI versus RFP -- Strategic sourcing tools and techniques -- Ecosystem mapping and value chain dynamics -- Cost modelling and pricing models -- Sustaining competitive pricing over time -- Advanced negotiation skills -- Supplier performance management.
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 maximizing the benefits of strategic sourcing.