Sourcing strategy
Setting the bar. A new competence regime for building a safer future. The Final Report of the Competence Steering Group for Building a Safer Future, published in October 2020, suggests that a sourcing strategy is: ‘A process that will aim to continuously balance internal and external activities, services and knowhow, to align business strategy, business process and product requirements and balance the results that must be achieved with future available options.’
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