A dark store is considering implementing a strategic sourcing approach.
You have applied to lead the pilot project, and to review your insight you have
been asked to indicate how you would categorise the following suppliers:

Southern Packaging : provider of packaging
material and shipping cartons

Artisanal Meat Supplies CC : supplier that provides the retailer's branded preserved meat
packets that are sent as gifts to regular customers on their birthdays

Question

A dark store is considering implementing a strategic sourcing approach.
You have applied to lead the pilot project, and to review your insight you have
been asked to indicate how you would categorise the following suppliers:

Southern Packaging : provider of packaging
material and shipping cartons

Artisanal Meat Supplies  CC : supplier that provides the retailer's branded preserved meat
packets that are sent as gifts to regular customers on their birthdays

Answer

Southern Packaging  should be classified as  critical  as they supply specialised
products that would likely be difficult to replace, while due to the large
volumes of packaging material consumed the total spend is likely to be high.

Artisanal Meat Supplies  should be
considered as  routine  since they provide specialised products that would
likely be difficult to replace, however the total spend would likely be low
since the products are only sent to customers as birthday gifts.

Answer

Southern Packaging  should be classified as  leverage  as they supply substitutable
products that can likely be sourced from alternative suppliers without much
disruption, while due to the large volumes of packaging material consumed the
total spend is likely to be high.

Artisanal Meat Supplies  should be considered
as  bottleneck  since they provide specialised products that would likely
be difficult to replace, however the total spend would likely be low since the
products are only sent to customers as birthday gifts

Answer

Southern Packaging  should be classified as  routine  as they supply substitutable
products that can likely be sourced from alternative suppliers without much
disruption, while the unit cost of packaging material is typically low.

Artisanal Meat Supplies  should be
considered as  bottleneck  since they provide specialised products that
would likely be difficult to replace, however the total spend would likely be
low since the products are only sent to customers as birthday gifts.

Answer

Southern Packaging  should be classified as  leverage  as they supply substitutable
products that can likely be sourced from alternative suppliers without much
disruption, however due to the large volumes of packaging material consumed the
total spend is likely to be high.

Artisanal Meat Supplies  should be
considered as  routine  since they provide specialised products that would
likely be difficult to replace, however the total spend would likely be low
since the products are only sent to customers as birthday gifts.

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