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The Category Sourcing Scorecard – Summary
The Category Sourcing Scorecard series, which was published last month, introduced the key inputs to a “virtual” tool or framework that teams could use to build out their sourcing pipelines.... Read more
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Category Sourcing Scorecard – Category Specific Factors
Yesterday, we completed our discussion of the unique buying factors that help determine a category’s suitability for sourcing. Today we tackle the final subset of considerations for the virtual Category... Read more
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Category Sourcing Scorecard – Buying Factors (II)
Today, Part 2 of the Buying Factors that impact (1) the ease in which a category may be sourced (2) the likelihood of favorable results and (3) the timing and... Read more
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Category Sourcing Scorecard – Buying Factors (I)
There are many different factors that can influence (1) the ease in which a category may be sourced (2) the likelihood of favorable results and (3) the timing and organizational... Read more
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Category Sourcing Scorecard – Supplier Factors
We’re using the ocean waves and surfing images during the creation of our virtual Category Sourcing Scorecard because the purpose of this tool is to help sourcing teams vet and... Read more
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Category Sourcing Scorecard – Market Factors
Continuing our discussion/development of a Category Sourcing Scorecard, today we will focus on Market Factors. Last time, we evaluated Internal Factors which look at the organization, the sourcing team, and... Read more
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Category Sourcing Scorecard – Internal Factors
While working on the recent articles that have focused on the importance of developing and maintaining an active Sourcing Pipeline and how to identify the best sourcing opportunities, I started... Read more
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Sourcing Waves
Exerting influence on spend or, better yet, exerting proactive influence on spend is one of the major goals (compliance is another) in placing spend under management. When it comes to... Read more
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Sourcing for Value: Using Non-Price Attributes to Find the Best Suppliers
We recently published a series focused on the use of non-price attributes to improve the sourcing and supplier selection process. And now, that series has spawned a webinar and a... Read more
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Building the First Sourcing Pipeline – Getting Started
A procurement organization has just launched a new eSourcing tool. OK, now what? Here’s what – it’s time to start using it. Time to build a sourcing pipeline. A sourcing... Read more