Browsing All posts tagged under »supplier consolidation«

The Rationalization Boomerang: 30 Years of Consolidate, Collapse, Rebuild (1995-2025)

January 15, 2026

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The rationalization boomerang - is it time to get off the roller-coaster?

Rajib Gupta’s Post And Why It Is Potentially ‘Dangerous’ After All These Years?

January 15, 2026

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Why are broadly applied vendor rationalization and eliminating maverick spend initiatives a good thing?

Hackett Group research article on supplier consolidation surprising . . . for all the wrong reasons by Jon Hansen

February 6, 2014

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“Consolidating suppliers within specific supply markets is a proven strategy to concentrate buying power and reduce purchase prices. The activity can be taken further, though, especially within non-production (indirect) spending areas . . . Consolidating suppliers within specific supply markets is a proven strategy to concentrate buying power and reduce purchase prices. The specific business […]