Welcome Tuesday, December 02, 2008
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
- India looks to China for sourcing needs
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:45:17 - Procurement negotiations move up a gear
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:54:00 - Trade surplus growing but sourcing still looks east
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:15:23 - Global sourcing fears aired as Next looks to the future
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:51:52 - VW gears up for massive hike in Indian sourcing
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:13:56 - India – probably the best global sourcing location in the world
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:21:00
GLOBAL SOURCING ARTICLES
- Scarce supplies and a local emphasis - welcome to 2016
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:43:00 - Number crunching
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:26:00 - Not so Far East
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:17:00 - Tapping old conflicts
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:31:00 - Eastern Europe bridging sourcing gap
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:55:00
GLOBAL SOURCING OPINIONS
- 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 - Opinion: The grass isn't always greener
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 08:00:00
GLOBAL SOURCING RESEARCH
- Best Cost Country Sourcing: The Evolution of Low Cost Country Sourcing
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:00:00 - Where East Meets West: Driving high performances in low-cost country sourcing.
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00:00 - Supply chain management: How to build a successful global operations model
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00:00 - India meets the World
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00:00 - Global sourcing for high performance leading practices and the emerging role of international procurement organizations in China
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00:00
