How to evaluate your sourcing options in a Brexit context
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Manufacturing firms have a range of sourcing options to choose from when setting up and managing their supply chains including manufacturing products in-house or sourcing products from suppliers. This topic will guide you on how to evaluate whether it is appropriate to change any of your current sourcing arrangements as a result of Brexit. Use the resources provided to help you get a strategic insight into how you should navigate the changing sourcing landscape brought about by Brexit and identify the range of options and potential opportunities open to you.
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| Highlights the sourcing options available to your firm and the benefits and risks of these options. | Sourcing options |
| Highlights the benefits and risks of global sourcing. | Benefits and risks of global sourcing |
| An outline of some issues associated with reshoring. | Reshoring: bringing manufacturing home |
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A publication that highlights the key features of best practice in global sourcing. Trent, R.J. and Monczka, R.M., 2005. Achieving excellence in global sourcing. MIT Sloan Management Review, 47(1), p.24. |
Achieving excellence in global sourcing
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A summary that outlines how managers should assess global sourcing risks in their supply chains and the actions they should undertake to mitigate these risks. The full paper is referenced here: Christopher, M., Mena, C. Khan, O and Yurt, O. 2011. Approaches to managing global sourcing risk, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 16, No 2, pp.67-81. |
Approaches to managing global sourcing risk |
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| Guidance on the key influences you need to consider when assessing potential sourcing options as a result of Brexit. | How to identify the influences on the sourcing options |
| A guide on when it is appropriate to select each of the potential sourcing options. | How to select a sourcing option |
| A template to allow you to document your supplier sourcing options. | Sourcing options Template |
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