Strategic Sourcing Conceptual Modeling

Laleh Rafati, Geert PoelsDepartment of Business Informatics and Operations Management

8th European Conference on IS Management and Evaluation – ECIME 2014Gent, Belgium, 11-12 September 2014

Strategic Sourcing

Purchasing Function

Tactical / Initial Ordering/ Operational

Sourcing Supply

Procurement

Van Weele, 2010: Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Analysis, Startegy, Planning and Practise. 5th edition.

Strategic Sourcing Decision MakingSupplier Selection and Evaluation

Decisions about: 1. Selecting a competent group of suppliers2. Evaluation suppliers to develop short- term and long- term releationship3. Restructuring the supplier network4. Supply base rationalization 5. Supply based reduction

Decision Makers:6. Sourcing Manager7. Purchasing Manager 8. Contract Manager9. Strategic Sourcing Analyst 10. Global Strategic Sourcing Manager

Requires

Research Problem

obtaining the product / service at the right cost in the right quantity with the right quality at the right time from the right source.

the critical objective of purchasing department:

Supplier Selection and Evaluation

Current Analytical Methods

Operational Dimension of Suppliers

Strategic Dimension of Suppliers

Research Position

IS research Strategic

ManagementConceptual

Modeling Sourcing

Refrence: Designing business models and similar strategic objects: The contribution of IS- Osterwalder and Pigneur 2013

Views of Strategic Sourcing

S-D logic Conceptualisationmapping strategic sourcing and S-D Logic concepts

Resource Competency

Capability Value Network Members

Competitive Advantage Superior Profit

C.A.R.S as a Method based on S-D LogicSuppliers Selection and Evaluation

input variables to assess supplier capability

output variables to assess supplier performance

Categories of Suppliers based on C.A.R.S

Conclusion

C.A.R.S • as a dynamic and systematic method for continuously

supplier selection and evaluation focused on both operational and strategic metrics.

Future work: • To define indicators related to factors both operational and

strategic dimensions of supplier.

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