“What Sourcing Professionals are Doing to Manage Challenging Economy?

8 November 2006, The Regent Shanghai, China

…..Prices of nonferrous metals increase to record highs this year. "We are seeing a 10% increase in freight charges," says a production planner at a healthcare company. And what makes the matter worse is that customers are expecting manufacturers absorbing higher commodity, freight and energy costs rather than passing them on. In this session, we are sharing with you what our global customers are doing to reduce the pressure from the ever increasing commodity costs. Some elements of the implementation plan include supply base structure, low cost country sourcing, supplier development and supply chain consideration.

Tactica’s VP of Professional Services, Mr. Chee Wee Loke, was invited by China Supply Chain Council to deliver a speech on managing procurement cost. The presentation can be downloaded here.