Welcome Saturday, July 04, 2009
Global Sourcing
As the need to gain competitive edge tightens, companies that were once content to cultivate their local and national markets are now keen to globalise their operations and tap into new markets.
Global sourcing, and specifically low-cost country sourcing, is a hot topic. Legitimised by early pioneers, offshore providers proved their value as alternative resources. Companies initially questioning why you would source from low-cost countries are now asking: why wouldn't you?
As familiarity with the available opportunities has increased, so more enlightened companies have come to focus less on achieving incremental cost improvements and, instead, are evaluating all their capabilities to define a winning global sourcing strategy.
They see global sourcing as a long-term strategy rather than a tactical solution for short-term goals.
The global deployment of work has its critics, but it can be argued that it holds huge opportunities for procurement: companies can benefit from lower costs, faster times-to-market and access to a massive pool of skilled resources, resulting in substantial value to the bottom line.
GLOBAL SOURCING NEWS
- UK manufacturing slump slows
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:15:01 - DHL Supply Chain expands Chinese operation
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:11:27 - Chinese protectionism a misunderstanding
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:49:19 - Global container market to shrink by 10%
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:14:23 - Shanghai port offers free storage
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:52:20 - Mining giants eye potential merger
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:29:10
GLOBAL SOURCING COMMENT
GLOBAL SOURCING ARTICLES
- Siemens’ CPO’s world-class promise
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:05:13 - View from the ground: Chinese suppliers feel the strain
Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:32:35 - US anti-terrorist inspired trade regulations up and running
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:18:22 - US protectionism creeps nearer
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:45:00 - China to Europe rail link delayed again
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:39:00
GLOBAL SOURCING PRESENTATIONS
The Big Debate. What is the future of procurement?
Procurement has already changed in most large organisations from a mainly transactional back office role to a more central, strategic function with executive-level reporting lines. But how will the changing economic and supply market dynamics, as well as new trends, affect your operations in the next 5 years?
‘CPO Talk’ - How to tackle raw materials and commodity inflation
No company can escape overall trends and in current times of rising commodity prices and inflation there is only so much we can do. However, the pressure for procurement is on and even small victories can offer competitive advantage and reduce the negative impact to the bottom line.
GLOBAL SOURCING OPINIONS
- Network view: Growing pains
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:21:00 - Opinion: We make politicians’ dreams come true
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:18:00 - Opinion: Information holds the key
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:18:00 - Opinion: Joined-up thinking is needed
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:47:03 - Opinion: Groaning under the paperwork
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 22:21:00
GLOBAL SOURCING RESEARCH
- Best Cost Country Sourcing: The Evolution of Low Cost Country Sourcing
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:00:00 - Global Spend Management Survey: European Strategies for Low-Cost Country Sourcing
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:56:56
