Guides
Practical supplier and sourcing planning guides focused on definitions, data, trade-offs and common mistakes.
Supplier Segmentation for Practical Management
A practical framework for supplier segmentation for practical management, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Understand Supplier Lead Time
A practical framework for understand supplier lead time, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Why Lead-Time Variability Matters
A practical framework for why lead-time variability matters, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Dual and Alternative Sourcing
A practical framework for dual and alternative sourcing, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Supplier Concentration and Dependency
A practical framework for supplier concentration and dependency, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Building a Useful Supplier Scorecard
A practical framework for building a useful supplier scorecard, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Supplier Performance Reviews
A practical framework for supplier performance reviews, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Supplier Capacity Conversations
A practical framework for supplier capacity conversations, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Geographic Supplier Risk
A practical framework for geographic supplier risk, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Minimum Order Quantities and Planning
A practical framework for minimum order quantities and planning, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Supplier Master Data That Supports Planning
A practical framework for supplier master data that supports planning, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Sharing Forecasts with Suppliers
A practical framework for sharing forecasts with suppliers, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Supplier Escalation Planning
A practical framework for supplier escalation planning, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Build a Supplier Risk Register
A practical framework for build a supplier risk register, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
Open →Supplier Planning Across the Lifecycle
A practical framework for supplier planning across the lifecycle, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.
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