Text Box: Case Study — Sourcing Strategy Deployment Development of a Global Display Sourcing Strategy With the migration from mechanical user interface systems to highly electronics feedback systems utilizing more LEDs, Displays, and “touch” solutions, a leading fortune 100 company found itself in need of a lighting and display sourcing strategy that could optimize the existing spend and provide a supply base for future technologies. Issues: Rapidly changing technology roadmap, little to no specifications, decentralized design strategy and sourcing ownership, lack of industry knowledge, expansive supply base, no existing process structure for UI technologies Actions Taken: Competitive industry analysis, Supplier business / quality audits, technology assessments, price equalization, volume aggregation, design optimization, innovation roadmap reviews, Created structured sourcing process that bundled total global usage and spend Results: $12 Million in immediate annualized benefits with another. $17Million identified for year 2 representing a 30% reduction in the overall cost structure for User Interfaces. Total 5 year benefit expected to exceed $100M. Other benefits included reliable supply chain, partnerships with industry leading suppliers and reduced lead times.

LET OUR EXPERIENCE NAVIGATE YOUR COMPANY TO SUCCESS

We give customers a strong voice in a supplier dominated industry

Contact us:   Customer_service@kismetssp.com
Text Box: Back