China, Mexico and Beyond — The Latest Trends and Savings Percentages in Global Sourcing (Part 1)
The past decade has seen a massive boom and bust on the global sourcing front. Scores of companies moved as much spend offshore as possible only to find that the total costs of doing business with suppliers halfway around the world was only worth it if they were serving local markets. Granted, in certain industries […]
Will a Return to Automotive OEM In-Country Sourcing in the UK Signal Something Larger?
I won’t ever forget the shot heard round the global-sourcing automotive world when GM told its suppliers that they’d have to meet a “world price” for given parts and components if they were to remain suppliers to the then automotive giant. Others acr…
A Captive Call Option: Walmart Makes a One-Sided Sourcing Deal with Li & Fung
You’ve got to admire Walmart for its procurement chutzpah. Or, (staying with the Yiddish theme for a minute), perhaps Walmart’s been more of a chazar in its approach. A colleague introduced me to this phrase, which is loosely translated as “a pig ? a…
