Comments on: The Right to Choose – Why Pooling IM&S Doesn’t Work http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2008/10/27/the-right-to-choose-why-pooling-ims-doesnt-work/ Challenges and possibilities within sourcing, procurement and supply chain management. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: If outsourcing doesn’t work, can one sell the procurement function? « Purchasing Transformation http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2008/10/27/the-right-to-choose-why-pooling-ims-doesnt-work/#comment-418 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:40:00 +0000 http://abernhard.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-418 [...] purchasing outsourcing due to the strategic importance of direct material purchasing and the often very complicated matter of indirect materials and services, but that shouldn’t stop someone from actually considering what may – at first – seem like an [...]

]]> By: Fredrik Axelsson http://purchasingtransformation.ibxeurope.com/2008/10/27/the-right-to-choose-why-pooling-ims-doesnt-work/#comment-294 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:16:38 +0000 http://abernhard.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-294 I also have experienced the hard work needed to pool volumes. But one can ask a couple of relevent questions.

Process cost v/s price saving based on volume on scale? The smaller companies involved the higher likely price saving but also the higher process cost? Or the larger companies involved the lower price saving based on volume and the lower process cost to complete?

Process cost is based on starting position. Is the company used to standardized solutions and have little or no saying on with standardized product range is used or should a product range be narrowed down with company’s own selection criteria?

I think it is about thinking outside the box and pooling solutions tho the buying community that allow cherry picking from buying side. Contradiction in terms – I do not think so.

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