Product and Services Sourcing

Market uncertainty and global competition, along with a decline in brand loyalty and increased demand for customized products and services, have continued to erode margins. If your business is struggling with longer lead times, unreliable delivery and slower turns on inventory, you need to examine your product sourcing activities.

Product sourcing strategies allow your business to make critical decisions on which products to produce, and which customers and markets to serve. When implemented correctly, these strategies can result in an immediate and direct impact on your profitability, performance, customer satisfaction and product portfolio.

In many cases, a lack of visibility among internal operations results in a fragmented supply chain. It is essential to establish a sound business process to facilitate communication between departments to provide quality products and services and meet customer demands.

Alvarez & Marsal Supply Chain consultants are experienced in examining business processes to identify the gaps in your product sourcing chain. We analyze supply chain operations as a whole to arrive at recommendations that enable positive change to take place. Our solutions are derived from a fact-based approach that includes:

  • Sales and operations forecasting
  • Vendor management analysis
  • Forecast accuracy reviews
  • Supply and demand gap analyses

As many businesses look to Asia to fulfill product sourcing needs, our seasoned professionals bring deep expertise in providing global cross-border solutions to complex sourcing issues.

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