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Sourcing from an Emerging Market
We broke this theme into three large areas:
>Inbound Logistics
>Sourcing Strategy and Supplier Selection
>Supply/Demand Matching
>Inbound Logistics
>Sourcing Strategy and Supplier Selection
>Supply/Demand Matching
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| JGray | Teaching sourcing decisions--cases | 0 | May 8 2007, 2:00 PM EDT by JGray | |
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We believe there is a need for cases of international sourcing decisions that are amenable to both a thorough "total cost of ownership" analysis AND that highlights the strategic risks of sourcing decisions that are hard to quantify. Please post suggested cases.
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| markferguson | Sourcing from: a training course | 0 | May 8 2007, 1:55 PM EDT by markferguson | |
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The laundry list of key topics:
- negotiation - writing specs - IP protection best practices - Cultural issues - Global geopolitical current events - Contingency and scenario planning for risks Methods to use - a multi-disciplinary approach - a case-based approach, to show the idiosyncratic variation |
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| markferguson | Sourcing from: Global sourcing strategy | 0 | May 8 2007, 1:50 PM EDT by markferguson | |
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Manufacturing strategies may have a half-life similar to product life-cycles. The underlying risks, comparative costs, and changing competitive environment may cause overall strategic reassessment on a more frequent basis. China today is not what it was several years ago, causing shifts in strategies.
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| JGray | Negotiation/Relationships | 0 | May 8 2007, 1:48 PM EDT by JGray | |
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It seems that negotiations are fundamentally different when sourcing from emerging markets. Besides the cultural differences, the development of long-term relationships seems more important in emerging markets. We wonder if the existing frameworks for negotiation need to be fundamentally revisited. Thoughts?
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| markferguson | Sourcing from: The competitive advantage(?) from emerging markets | 0 | May 8 2007, 1:44 PM EDT by markferguson | |
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The mantra of chasing low costs has received significant press coverage.
- Desiring a global footprint: Many speakers talked to the desire to source from a country because they wanted to sell to that country at some point in time. This can also mean sourcing in developed countries to support a market there. - The total landed cost needs to include the cost of complexity. Motorola noted a labor cost differential of $10/unit for moving manufacturing from Mexico to China. However, if their forecasts are wrong, and product needs to be air shipped, the savings are more than wiped out by transportation costs. |
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