Strategic Sourcing in Procurement

​Strategic sourcing in procurement

By Марина Левитская

​In this lesson you will learn what strategic sourcing in procurement is and how it helps companies to achieve their goals.

Strategic sourcing is a procurement strategy which can help companies to reduce costs, improve processes and increase productivity.

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(Стратегическое снабжение) is a procurement strategy which can help companies to (снижать расходы) , improve processes and (повышать производительность) .

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______ _______ is a procurement strategy which can help companies to ________ ______, improve processes and _________ _______ .

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Strategic sourcing is a (закупочная стратегия) which can help companies to reduce costs, (усовершенствовать процессы) and increase productivity.

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Strategic sourcing is a _________ ______ which can help companies to reduce costs, ______ _______ and increase productivity.

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Стратегическое снабжение — это стратегия закупок, которая может помочь компаниям сократить расходы, усовершенствовать процессы и повысить производительность

​Strategic sourcing is a systematic process of analyzing expenditures, internal and external influences, and finding out what kind of supplier relationships are necessary to help achieve the company’s goals.

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Strategic sourcing is a (систематический) process of (анализ расходов), internal and external influences, and finding out what kind of (отношения с поставщиками) are necessary to help achieve the company’s goals.

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Strategic sourcing is a _________ process of ______ _____, internal and external influences, and finding out what kind of ________ ______ are necessary to help achieve the company’s goals.

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(Стратегический сорсинг) is a systematic process of analyzing expenditures, (внутренний) and (внешний) influences, and (выяснение) what kind of supplier relationships are necessary to help (достигать) the company’s (цели) .

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_______ ______ is a systematic process of analyzing expenditures, ________ and ________ influences, and ________ what kind of supplier relationships are necessary to help ________ the company’s ________ .

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Стратегический сорсинг — это систематический процесс анализа расходов, внутренних и внешних факторов, а также определения того, какие отношения с поставщиками необходимы для достижения целей компании.

​Before the company decides to purchase a product or service, strategic sourcing is used to consider the total cost of a product or action, not just the price alone.

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Before the company decides to (купить) a product or service, strategic sourcing is used to (учитывать) the (общую стоимость) of a product or action, not just the price alone.

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Before the company decides to _______ a product or service, strategic sourcing is used to __________ the ______ _____ of a product or action, not just the price alone.

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Прежде чем компания решит купить продукт или услугу, применяется стратегический сорсинг, чтобы оценить общую стоимость продукта или действия, а не только цену.

​In the past, many purchasing managers neglected the fact that low purchase cost does not necessarily mean low total cost.
In a strategic sourcing process other costs are examined as well e.g. the cost of purchasing, transport, support, maintenance, and disposal.

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In the past, many (менеджеры по закупкам) neglected the fact that low purchase cost does not (обязательно) mean low total cost.

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n the past, many ______ _______ neglected the fact that low purchase cost does not _________ mean low total cost.

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​In the past, many purchasing managers (пренебрегали) the fact that low (закупочная стоимость) does not necessarily mean low (общая стоимость) .

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​In the past, many purchasing managers _________the fact that low _______ _____ does not necessarily mean low __________ .

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В прошлом многие менеджеры по закупкам игнорировали тот факт, что низкая стоимость закупки не обязательно означает низкую общую стоимость.

​In a strategic sourcing process other costs are examined as well e.g. the cost of purchasing, transport, support, maintenance, and disposal.

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В процессе стратегического сорсинга также изучаются другие затраты, например, затраты на закупку, транспортировку, поддержку, техническое обслуживание и утилизацию.

​Speak about strategic sourcing

1. What is strategic sourcing?

2. Why is it important to consider the total cost of a product or service in strategic sourcing?

3. What costs are examined in a strategic sourcing process besides the purchase cost?