a. Emphasis on total, lifetime cost, not just purchase price
Strategic sourcing takes account of the full life-cycle costs of a product, not just its purchase price.
b. Consolidated purchasing power
Looking right across the supplier relationship, strategic sourcing reduces costs by increasing purchasing power.
c. Tighter supplier relationships
By narrowing the number of suppliers used in the business, "partnering" in JVs/alliances, and devising mutually beneficial contracts, suppliers can work together with a strategic sourcing business to achieve better standardization and improvements in cost, quality and delivery time.
d. Streamlined business processes, work and information flow
The objective here is to simplify sourcing requirements by promoting common standards, work patterns and information requirements. This in turn can lead to lower inventory costs and reductions in purchasing order frequencies.
e. Improved teamwork and purchasing skills
sharing information about products, markets and respective needs to meet wider organizational objectives. By creating cross-functional teams that can include suppliers, businesses can overcome organizational barriers, inspire collaboration and promote innovation. Better informed purchasing skills result from
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Supply Market Intelligence
The success of a complete sourcing cycle depends heavily on the resources spent on research and analysis of the industry regulations and performance coupled with technology issues and costs. These factors are the main drivers in conducting an effective sourcing process. Foresight of both risks and opportunities of key suppliers are vital but will require great time and effort.
TransProcure’s Supply Market Intelligence (SMI) can do this for you. The formula is a team of procurement and industry experts. Our team can effectively provide you with the much needed resources to gather necessary facts in making the best supply market decisions. You can focus on
Key Benefits
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Resource to generate essential and efficient supply market information
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Risk analysis on the supply market
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Identify market areas for improvement and enhancement
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Recognize and attend to decisive supplier issues
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Grasp the external risks at local and global levels
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Application of tried and tested analysis tools (SWOT, Porter’s, PEST)
Quality Information results in Profitable Decisions
TransProcure is committed in delivering fast reliable information to our customers. We follow a methodology in which we gather, consolidate, enhance and validate data from our wide sources. We do these regularly to enable our customers in making the most confident and profitable decisions.
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Asses and Analyze
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Plan and Design
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Build and Pilot
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Deploy and Transform
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Evolve
Sourcing the Right Sourcing Information
TransProcure’s Supply Market Information (SMI) is updated regularly and is augmented by gathering vital information from several sources. These sources are as follows:
Enabling Fact Based Decisions
You no longer need to invest time and resources in acquiring critical information to build up your sourcing strategy. TransProcure’s Supply Market Intelligence (SMI) can provide you with the answers to the important industry questions and more.
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Who are the players and how are they organized?
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Is it a buyer’s market or seller’s market?
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What is the competitive landscape?
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What are the cost drivers in this industry?
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What is the level of innovation and technology?
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What is the total market capacity and level of utilization?
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What are the seasonal trends?
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What is the level of globalization?
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How is the regulatory environment?
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What are the industry’s best practices?
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