Article: What sourcing teams can do, and why they may fail. (part 1)

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on sourcing team effectiveness. Part I looks at both potential benefits and obstacles to establishing effective multifunctional sourcing teams; Part II looks at a proven process for establishing sourcing teams used by Integrated Strategies Inc. of East Lansing, Mich.; Part III will look at the results of an extensive study titled Cross-Functional Sourcing Team Effectiveness conducted for the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS) by Dr. Robert M. Monczka of Michigan State Univ., and Dr. Robert J. Trent of Lehigh Univ.

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