Strategic Sourcing. OMB defines Strategic Sourcing as a collaborative and structured process of analyzing an organization’s spend and using the information to make business decisions about acquiring commodities and services more efficiently and effectively. The Government may periodically conduct Strategic Sourcing competitions to secure tiered pricing based on volume purchases. The Government strategy will be to implement an approach that will provide federal agencies a subset of IT commodities and solutions. The following is a sample of some of the commodities that could be included:
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Strategic Sourcing. 2.1.1. IBM will assume responsibility for the strategic sourcing processes for assigned Categories and Geographies as of the Effective Date of the Agreement. There will be a mix of dedicated and non-dedicated strategic sourcing resources placed on the Solectron account. Such resources will be skilled in specific in-scope indirect commodities. The majority of these resources will reside regionally and globally, while some may be co-located (as required) at Solectron sites for a period of time in order to meet Solectron’s business requirements defined in the Preamble to the Agreement and as further specified in the Agreement.
Strategic Sourcing. The scope of the Strategic Sourcing Services includes managing suppliers and vendors of raw materials, chemicals, packaging, purchased finished goods, freight and any service agreements and ordering in a timely and effective manner the same. • With respect to the products that are the subject of the FMC/Spectrum Obligations and any Product Line (until the Product Line Transfer with respect to such Product Line), Service Provider shall conduct all product sourcing and scheduling, and shall order and requisition any and all raw materials, chemicals, packaging, purchased finished goods, and/or freight necessary to manage the product schedule in accordance with the Services described on Exhibit A-2 and otherwise necessary to timely and completely meet all customer orders, provided that Service Providers shall conduct all product sourcing, purchase orders and other requisitions in accordance with vendor, pricing and quantity guidelines provided by Buyers to Service Providers in writing from time to time. • With respect to each vendor order, Service Providers shall receive such orders and conduct necessary testing as set forth in Exhibit A-2. • Invoices for all such orders (other than invoices for raw materials, chemicals, packaging, purchased finished goods, and/or freight that relate solely to the manufacture of the products that are the subject of the FMC/Spectrum Obligations) shall be sent to Buyers, pursuant to written instructions to be provided by Buyers, for the same to be paid. At all times title to such raw materials, chemicals, packaging, purchased finished goods, freight and/or the Products (other than raw materials, chemicals, packaging, purchased finished goods, and/or freight that relate solely to the manufacture of the products that are the subject of the FMC/Spectrum Obligations) shall remain with Buyers. Further, in respect of raw materials, packaging, purchased finished goods, and freight allocable to the manufacture of products that are the subject of the FMC/Spectrum Obligations, Service Providers agree to provide Buyers with reasonable rights of audit of such materials. • In no event shall any existing supply, service or vendor agreement of Service Providers be renewed or entered into without Buyers’ consent other than solely relating to the FMC/Spectrum Obligations. • Once a Product Line Transfer occurs, raw materials, chemicals, packaging, purchased finished goods, and/or freight shall be purchased under Buyers’ supplier and vendor agreem...
Strategic Sourcing. Purchasing Agents work directly with vendors to negotiate fair and reasonable contracts for quality goods and services utilized by the newspapers through leveraging Xxxxxx Publishing’s consolidated spend. Strategic Sourcing makes available to the newspapers a purchasing consortium with significantly reduced prices for newsprint and business travel.
Strategic Sourcing. Conexant shall assist Specialty with arrangements for obtaining supplies and services for use in the Wafer Fabrication Operations and other activities in support thereof, as requested by Specialty, including but not limited to: contract labor, computer hardware and software, supplies, furniture, service repairs, and telephone equipment.
