Suppose that you are a Procurement Analyst in a

Suppose that you are a Procurement Analyst in a large company. You have been asked to create a proposal to the Chief Procurement Officer identifying the best supplier to outsource, for a 3-year period, a complex part of your company's value chain. Your company operates in a mature market where the qualifying and winning factors are quality and time to customer respectively.

Based on the information included in the table, address the following questions:

· What supplier would you select?

· What is your rationale for your election?

· What supplier would you select if your company's factors changed to price and quality? Would your election change?

Supplier Price Quality Delivery Delivery

A 90 90 95 Overseas supplier (transport lead time 3 weeks)

Supplier Price Quality Delivery Delivery

B 105 100 100 Supplier facing financial issues

Supplier Price Quality Delivery Delivery

C 85 85 95 Proximity supplier (transport lead time 3 hours)