Remove Supply Chain Efficiency Remove Supply Chain Optimization Remove Supply market research
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Category management is much more than strategic sourcing

Future Purchasing

Areas to consider would include current performance issues, current and future business requirements, current and future spend, cost structures, suppliers, supply markets, supply chains, technology roadmaps etc. Data gathering focuses on spend analysis and supply market research.

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Strategic sourcing: Improve your buying power

TYA Suite

Strategic-sourcing uses this data to make smarter choices that improve cost efficiency. In the second step, companies use strategic sourcing to research the supplier market. This approach can lead to poor choices that may impact product quality and supply chain stability.