Research On Supplier Management Of C Company

Under economic globalization, the current competition for manufacturing has been focusing on their supply chains. The key to it is how to manage suppliers, which exercises critical influence over sales revenue as well as profit. For organization management, correct Supply chain management Strategies and programs are required for earning competitive advantages.Many multi-national manufacturers like Corp. C have facing challenges from unclear commodity and supplier strategy, incomplete supplier sourcing programs as well as supplier selection standards, which cause extra costs for organization operation and project execution. For Corp. C, more effective supplier management programs will be helpful to sustain cost efficiency, order punctuality, as well as competency for overall operation.This paper has focused on Corp. C and its supplier management programs with a perspective of its global sourcing strategy. It covers its commodity strategy, supplier sourcing process and evaluation system. The purpose for this study is to develop suitable commodity and supplier strategies that could improve the sourcing, evaluation, selection and improvement of its supplier management system. This Case is also considered helpful to Chinese manufacturers who are working hard for overseas markets in terms of their supplier selection and evaluation programs. It will be able to enable Chinese suppliers to have a better understanding of MNC's global sourcing philosophies and standards.