Global Sourcing and Logistics

According to an Accenture survey 1 , 230 global supply
chain executives plan to double their low-cost
country sourcing activities in the next three years;
they also believe the savings achieved from such
sourcing will increase by a third.
Market globalization is changing the face of multinational
organizations. In their efforts to restructure to comply with local
regulations and take on the challenge of increasing competition
from new Asian brands, companies have turned to low-cost
countries in their search for increased supplier capacity.
As high-cost country supply bases
consolidate, low-cost countries are
increasingly attractive to businesses that
want to boost their bargaining power and
achieve greater savings. There is also a clear
shift to categories of goods with more
technical and engineering components—a
migration from traditional segments, such
as transportation and travel services, food
and consumer products, and retail—to
high-growth, highly attractive markets to
create more value. 2
Our research into the role of supply chain
mastery 3 shows that high-performance
businesses have a deep understanding of
current and future value and effectively
leverage those insights to implement
differentiated operating models and
business architectures. More than ever,
leading companies are using the supply
chain to enhance differentiation, increase
sales, and penetrate new markets and
channels. The approach you take to global
sourcing and logistics can be one way to
achieve that differentiation.
Has your existing operating model been
adapted to meet the challenges of a global
market? Are you satisfying your company's
stakeholders' relentless demands for a
constant wave of innovative products
and services?
Accenture understands what is required to
help companies accelerate their journey to
high performance. High performers push
the envelope. They transform industries.
They outperform their competition, and
themselves. Our groundbreaking research
and deep experience can help you achieve
high performance by attaining—and
profiting from—your global sourcing and
logistics goals.
1 Source: "Where East Meets West: Driving high
performance in low-cost country sourcing"
Accenture, 2005.
2 Source: "Global Sourcing and Logistics for High
Performance: Leading practices and the emerging role
of international procurement organizations in China."
3 Source: "Creating and Sustaining the High-
Performance Business: Research and Insights on
the Role of Supply Chain Mastery," Accenture.
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