This session covers:
- Challenges and Capability Investment Trends
- The geopolitical landscape is prompting companies to build mitigation strategies to combat regulatory and supply risks
- We must recognize that “lift and shift” out of China is not a straightforward proposition — new capabilities and a SWAT team orientation are needed
- Beyond most immediate challenges of Asia sourcing, companies must prepare for three possibilities
- Companies are being tasked with redefining their capabilities to address their supply resilience needs
- Our Global Sourcing Strategy Survey focused on challenges & strategic plans of sourcing executives
- Geo-politics risk and the need to move and adapt is top of mind for sourcing executives
- Sourcing leaders plan to focus on ensuring capabilities in areas that most impactfully mitigate risk and influence cost, supply and quality
- Sourcing leaders recognize that skill gaps exist specific to Supplier Management, Design, Should-Cost Modeling and Negotiation
- Despite global macro concerns, sourcing leaders are prioritizing criteria to improve speed to market and costs when evaluating new locations
- Sourcing executives are focused on expanding their footprints and improving their capabilities in light of supply chain uncertainty
Contributors: PwC
Categories: 2022 - November - Eastern, SIGnature Event
SRC Type: Sourcing, Trends