http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2006/12/04/mind-the-gap/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:54:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2006/12/04/mind-the-gap/#comment-4010 Mark Usher Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:14:17 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2006/12/04/mind-the-gap/#comment-4010 David, in general I agree with your definition re:difference between SRM and collaborative sourcing. My only caveat, based on my own experiences in engineered products sourcing, is the value of pre-award collaboration with supplier candidates to define innovative high level directional approaches to cost and value management in the respective commodity. Sometimes such evaluations are key in a type of "catch 22" situation where you need to get some of handle on which suppliers are likely to be effective in the full blown collaboration scenario. David, in general I agree with your definition re:difference between SRM and collaborative sourcing. My only caveat, based on my own experiences in engineered products sourcing, is the value of pre-award collaboration with supplier candidates to define innovative high level directional approaches to cost and value management in the respective commodity. Sometimes such evaluations are key in a type of “catch 22″ situation where you need to get some of handle on which suppliers are likely to be effective in the full blown collaboration scenario.

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