Strategic Sourcing - A More Important Capability for Manufacturers

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Manufacturing Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
  • Business Need
    • A Shifting and Conflicting Strategic Agenda for Manufacturers
    • Sourcing Is Now More Strategic and More Challenged
    • Previous Approaches to Procurement Automation
  • Management Challenges
    • The Impact of More Global Supply Chains
    • Industry Needs and Specialization Does Matter
    • Approaches to Sourcing
    • Figure: Approaches to Strategic Sourcing
    • A New Evolving Need - Support for More Timely Decision Making
• The Approach
  • Best-of-Breed Strategies
    • A Framework for Approaching Strategic Sourcing
    • Table: Strategic Sourcing Approaches
  • Differentiating the Adopters
    • HP' s Procurement Risk Management Model
    • Figure: HP' s Procurement Risk Management Model
    • From Procurement Risk to Cost Prediction
    • Differentiating Best-in-Class Adopters
• Future Outlook
  • Organizational Capabilities
  • Information Technology Capabilities
  • The Partnership with IT Is Sometimes Strained
  • Broader Delivery Models Provide Better Options
  • Sophistication of Sourcing Tools Is Increasing
  • Focused Business Outsourcing Strategies on the Upswing
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis