The Make Or Buy Procurement Decision<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>What Is The Socially Responsible RFP?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Are we outsourcing enough? What functions can we move to China? Are we doing business with India yet?<\/p>\n
It is likely that a procurement manager somewhere is being asked these questions right now. Executives have noticed their peers increasingly relying on outsourcing.<\/p>\n
While outsourcing may seem new, it really is just a new focus on the classic make or buy procurement decision. You need to ensure that such decisions are made intelligently and not just based on the outsourcing trend.<\/p>\n
When dealing with a make vs. buy decision, there are four numbers you need to know:<\/p>\n
\n- Your volume<\/li>\n
- The fixed costs associated with making (e.g., the tooling that must be bought)<\/li>\n
- The per-unit direct costs of making<\/li>\n
- The per-unit landed cost from a supplier
\nSo, you plug these numbers into a couple of formulas:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCTB = V * LC and CTM = FC + (PUDC * V)<\/p>\n
Where,<\/p>\n
CTB = Cost To Buy<\/p>\n
V = Volume<\/p>\n
LC = Supplier’s Per Unit Landed Cost<\/p>\n
CTM = Cost To Make<\/p>\n
FC = Fixed Costs (of making)<\/p>\n
PUDC = Per Unit Direct Cost (of making)<\/p>\n
If CTM exceeds CTB, then it is more financially desirable to buy. If CTB exceeds CTM, the opposite is true.<\/p>\n
Make\/buy decisions aren’t just about numbers, though.<\/p>\n
Questions you absolutely must consider include:<\/p>\n
\n- Is this the organization’s core competency?<\/li>\n
- Could we be harmed by disclosing proprietary information?<\/li>\n
- What will be the impact on quality or delivery?<\/li>\n
- What additional risks would we be facing?<\/li>\n
- How irreversible is the decision?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Do You Want a More Rewarding Procurement Career?<\/h5><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/spsm_verify.jpg\" "\\"spsm_verify\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Are you tired of not getting enough opportunities, respect, and money out of your procurement career? Well, guess what? Nothing will change unless you take action towards becoming a world-class procurement professional.<\/p>\n
Earning your SPSM Certification is the action to take if you want to bring the most modern procurement practices into your organization and achieve your career potential. Download the SPSM Certification Guide today to learn how to get started on your journey to a more rewarding procurement career!<\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/span><\/div>Are you a procurement leader whose team isn\u2019t achieving the results you know are possible? Maybe it\u2019s not enough cost savings. Or frustrating performance from the supply base. Or dissatisfied internal customers.<\/p>\n
You need a performance improvement plan that\u2019s easy to implement and quick to produce results. The NLPA can help.<\/p>\n
Download our whitepaper \u201cThe Procurement Leader\u2019s Guide To A More Successful Team.\u201d You\u2019ll learn the 7 steps for transforming your staff into a results-producing, world-class procurement team.<\/p>\n<\/div>
What Is The Socially Responsible RFP?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Are we outsourcing enough? What functions can we move to China? Are we doing business with India yet?<\/p>\n
It is likely that a procurement manager somewhere is being asked these questions right now. Executives have noticed their peers increasingly relying on outsourcing.<\/p>\n
While outsourcing may seem new, it really is just a new focus on the classic make or buy procurement decision. You need to ensure that such decisions are made intelligently and not just based on the outsourcing trend.<\/p>\n
When dealing with a make vs. buy decision, there are four numbers you need to know:<\/p>\n
\n- Your volume<\/li>\n
- The fixed costs associated with making (e.g., the tooling that must be bought)<\/li>\n
- The per-unit direct costs of making<\/li>\n
- The per-unit landed cost from a supplier
\nSo, you plug these numbers into a couple of formulas:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCTB = V * LC and CTM = FC + (PUDC * V)<\/p>\n
Where,<\/p>\n
CTB = Cost To Buy<\/p>\n
V = Volume<\/p>\n
LC = Supplier’s Per Unit Landed Cost<\/p>\n
CTM = Cost To Make<\/p>\n
FC = Fixed Costs (of making)<\/p>\n
PUDC = Per Unit Direct Cost (of making)<\/p>\n
If CTM exceeds CTB, then it is more financially desirable to buy. If CTB exceeds CTM, the opposite is true.<\/p>\n
Make\/buy decisions aren’t just about numbers, though.<\/p>\n
Questions you absolutely must consider include:<\/p>\n
\n- Is this the organization’s core competency?<\/li>\n
- Could we be harmed by disclosing proprietary information?<\/li>\n
- What will be the impact on quality or delivery?<\/li>\n
- What additional risks would we be facing?<\/li>\n
- How irreversible is the decision?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Do You Want a More Rewarding Procurement Career?<\/h5><\/div><\/span><\/div>Are you tired of not getting enough opportunities, respect, and money out of your procurement career? Well, guess what? Nothing will change unless you take action towards becoming a world-class procurement professional.<\/p>\n
Earning your SPSM Certification is the action to take if you want to bring the most modern procurement practices into your organization and achieve your career potential. Download the SPSM Certification Guide today to learn how to get started on your journey to a more rewarding procurement career!<\/p>\n<\/div>
Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Need Better Performance From Your Procurement Team?<\/h5><\/div><\/span><\/div>Are you a procurement leader whose team isn\u2019t achieving the results you know are possible? Maybe it\u2019s not enough cost savings. Or frustrating performance from the supply base. Or dissatisfied internal customers.<\/p>\n
You need a performance improvement plan that\u2019s easy to implement and quick to produce results. The NLPA can help.<\/p>\n
Download our whitepaper \u201cThe Procurement Leader\u2019s Guide To A More Successful Team.\u201d You\u2019ll learn the 7 steps for transforming your staff into a results-producing, world-class procurement team.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Are we outsourcing enough? What functions can we move to China? Are we doing business with India yet?<\/p>\n
It is likely that a procurement manager somewhere is being asked these questions right now. Executives have noticed their peers increasingly relying on outsourcing.<\/p>\n
While outsourcing may seem new, it really is just a new focus on the classic make or buy procurement decision. You need to ensure that such decisions are made intelligently and not just based on the outsourcing trend.<\/p>\n
When dealing with a make vs. buy decision, there are four numbers you need to know:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Your volume<\/li>\n
- The fixed costs associated with making (e.g., the tooling that must be bought)<\/li>\n
- The per-unit direct costs of making<\/li>\n
- The per-unit landed cost from a supplier
\nSo, you plug these numbers into a couple of formulas:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCTB = V * LC and CTM = FC + (PUDC * V)<\/p>\n
Where,<\/p>\n
CTB = Cost To Buy<\/p>\n
V = Volume<\/p>\n
LC = Supplier’s Per Unit Landed Cost<\/p>\n
CTM = Cost To Make<\/p>\n
FC = Fixed Costs (of making)<\/p>\n
PUDC = Per Unit Direct Cost (of making)<\/p>\n
If CTM exceeds CTB, then it is more financially desirable to buy. If CTB exceeds CTM, the opposite is true.<\/p>\n
Make\/buy decisions aren’t just about numbers, though.<\/p>\n
Questions you absolutely must consider include:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Is this the organization’s core competency?<\/li>\n
- Could we be harmed by disclosing proprietary information?<\/li>\n
- What will be the impact on quality or delivery?<\/li>\n
- What additional risks would we be facing?<\/li>\n
- How irreversible is the decision?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Do You Want a More Rewarding Procurement Career?<\/h5><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Are you tired of not getting enough opportunities, respect, and money out of your procurement career? Well, guess what? Nothing will change unless you take action towards becoming a world-class procurement professional.<\/p>\n
Earning your SPSM Certification is the action to take if you want to bring the most modern procurement practices into your organization and achieve your career potential. Download the SPSM Certification Guide today to learn how to get started on your journey to a more rewarding procurement career!<\/p>\n<\/div>
Download<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Need Better Performance From Your Procurement Team?<\/h5><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Are you a procurement leader whose team isn\u2019t achieving the results you know are possible? Maybe it\u2019s not enough cost savings. Or frustrating performance from the supply base. Or dissatisfied internal customers.<\/p>\n
You need a performance improvement plan that\u2019s easy to implement and quick to produce results. The NLPA can help.<\/p>\n
Download our whitepaper \u201cThe Procurement Leader\u2019s Guide To A More Successful Team.\u201d You\u2019ll learn the 7 steps for transforming your staff into a results-producing, world-class procurement team.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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