by Zsolt Borsi | Jun 25, 2026 | supply chain
Strategic Sourcing in Supply Chain Management Written by Most procurement teams think they’re doing strategic sourcing. They’re not. They’re doing strategic price negotiation – and dressing it up with a nicer name. Here’s the...
by Anjila Tamang | May 14, 2026 | manufacturing, supply chain
Key Steps in the Strategic Sourcing Process Written by Most companies don’t have a strategic sourcing process. They have a procurement habit dressed up in a PowerPoint deck. There’s a difference. And that difference is why McKinsey has repeatedly found...
by Anjila Tamang | May 7, 2026 | manufacturing, supply chain
Understanding the Role of Joint Design Manufacturing in Supply Chain Optimization Written by OEM is the safe answer. ODM is the cheap answer. JDM is the answer most companies should be picking and almost none of them do, because nobody sells it as hard....
by Anjila Tamang | Feb 4, 2026 | manufacturing, supply chain
Strategic Global Sourcing: How Companies Move from Cost Saving to Competitive Advantage Written by Supply chain disruptions now cost the average organisation about $184 million annually. For decades, global sourcing was treated as a cost-reduction lever. Production...
by Isha Rathor | Nov 3, 2025 | manufacturing, supply chain, sustainability
Critical Minerals, Critical Thinking: Building Resilient Electronics Supply Chains Written by The global economy is expected to use four times the current amount of critical minerals by 2040 to support clean energy, transport electrification and industrial...
by Anjila Tamang | Sep 4, 2025 | manufacturing, supply chain
Managing Sudden Demand Spikes: Scaling Challenges in Manufacturing Written by Sourcing flexibility is crucial for supply chain performance. A study of 336 companies from Europe and the U.S. found that companies with either low or high levels of sourcing flexibility...
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