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How Enterprises Can Manage Vendor Risk in Global Sourcing Deals
16 June 2009
 
Partha Iyengar  

Managing global sourcing deals is complex and requires significant upfront consideration to overcome all the unique challenges. We outline how executives and sourcing contract managers can mitigate the associated risks.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Introduction
2.0
    
 Risk Management Is a Major Concern

2.1
    
 Risk Management Is Becoming More Important to the Whole Business
3.0
    
 Ensure You Have the Skills to Manage Vendors
4.0
    
 Consider All Three Levels of Risk in Global Sourcing
5.0
    
 Remember That Risk Management Is a Process
6.0
    
 Focus on Only the Relevant Risks
7.0
    
 Balance Trust and Control Throughout the Life of the Deal
8.0
    
 Prepare for the Termination of the Deal
9.0
    
 What You Need to Know

    
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Figure 1. 
 Added Complexity of Managing Vendors in a Global Delivery Model
 

Figure 2. 
 Process Flows for Mitigating Risks
 

Figure 3. 
 Identify the "Simple" Relevant Risks
 

Figure 4. 
 Identify the Not-So-Simple Relevant Risks
 

Figure 5. 
 The Key Elements of the Governance Mechanism
 



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