Strategic Sourcing

In today’s tight construction economy, owners must approach the capital delivery process with a well thought out strategic sourcing strategy. Every owner organization is being asked to deliver more projects with fewer people. This can only be achieved through effective relationships with best-in-class suppliers of A/E/C services and materials.

Supplier Selection Methodology

• What sourcing strategy and type of relationship should we build with our A/E/C suppliers?
• How do we select our supplier partners?
• How do we find and build best-in-class supplier relationships?

Procurement Methodology

• Which project delivery tactics should we employ to receive the greatest total value for our construction dollar?
• How should we contract for our design, construction, and equipment/material service needs?
• How do we select a construction methodology and effectively employ design/build techniques?

Supplier Management

• How do we measure supplier performance?
• What characteristics, experience, and number of internal resources do we need to manage the process of construction effectively?

Department Performance Metrics

• How do we measure the overall effectiveness of our strategic sourcing strategy?
• What are our specific measures of success?
• How do we ensure that we are receiving the best value program-wide?